GeneticsProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
A population genetic analysis of the nematode Strongyloides stercoralis in Asia shows that human infection is not a zoonosis from dogs.
Yuchen Liu, A. H. M. Raihan Sarker, Banchob Sripa…·Mark Viney
The paper uses whole genome sequencing to show that human and dog-derived Strongyloides stercoralis are genetically distinct, with rare cross-infection events, suggesting the parasite originated in dogs and began infecting humans after domestication.
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