Echinococcus
- Echinococcus canadensis
- Echinococcus equinus
- Echinococcus felidis
- Echinococcus granulosus
- Echinococcus multilocularis
- Echinococcus oligarthrus
- Echinococcus ortleppi
- Echinococcus shiquicus
- Echinococcus vogeli
The genus Echinococcus includes nine species of tapeworms, the genetic variation within Echinococcus granulosus is relatively high, and therefore new genotypes are often described. The fox tapeworm (E. multilocularis ) shows only minor genetic variation. You are heteroxen and therefore require for their development two hosts; a predator host (dog, cat ), and a host prey (sheep, camels, mice). Characterized triggered diseases are referred to as echinococcosis. Four of the previously known species can be used as an intermediate host failures occur in humans, with large differences in pathogenicity between species and individual genotypes exist.