Eukaryote
echinococcus vogeli
Definitions related to echinococcus vogeli:
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A species of cyclophyllid tapeworms in the family Taeniidae. Common in the neotropics, E. vogeli has a lifecycle that involves the paca as the intermediate host and the bush dog as the definitive host. This species causes polycystic echinococcosis in humans.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any cestode parasite that can be assigned to the species Echinococcus vogeli.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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