Moniezia expansa
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moniezia-expansa-277-704485
title:
Moniezia expansa
text:
Moniezia expansa is commonly known as sheep tapeworm or double-pored ruminant tapeworm. It is a large tapeworm inhabiting the small intestines of ruminants such as sheep, goats and cattle. It has been reported from Peru that pigs are also infected. There is an unusual report of human infection in an Egyptian. It is characterized by unarmed scolex, presence of two sets of reproductive systems in each proglottid, and each proglottid being very short but very broad.
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description:
Species of flatworm
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moniezia_expansa
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date modified:
2023-03-17T17:07:59Z
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