Cysticercus tenuicollis in selected locations in Poland: genetic diversity, prevalence and epidemiological patterns in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and moose (Alces alces)

Anna Maria Pyziel; Joanna Banasiewicz; Katarzyna Filip-Hutsch; Kateryna Slivinska; Marta Kloch; Marcin Świątek; Olena Zhytova; Michalina Gmaj; Daniel Klich

doi:10.2478/jvetres-2026-0007

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Cysticercus tenuicollis in selected locations in Poland: genetic diversity, prevalence and epidemiological patterns in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and moose (Alces alces)

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