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Volume 31, Number 8—August 2025

Research Letter

Molecular Characterization of Echinococcus vogeli from Human Case, Colombia, 2024

Jorge Alfredo Morcillo Muñoz, Diego Andrés Rodríguez-Lugo, Javier Hernández Moreno, María Helena Astorquiza, Luz Helena Patiño, Tatiana Marcela Cáceres, Angie Lorena Ramírez, Juan David Ramírez, and Álvaro A. Faccini-MartínezComments to Author 
Author affiliation: Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia (J.A. Morcillo Muñoz, D.A. Rodríguez-Lugo); Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá (J. Hernández Moreno, M.H. Astorquiza, Á.A. Faccini-Martínez); Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá (L.H. Patiño, T.M. Cáceres, A.L. Ramírez, J.D. Ramírez); University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA (J.D. Ramírez); Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá (Á.A. Faccini-Martínez)

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Figure 1

Neotropical polycystic echinococcosis in a woman, Colombia, 2024. A) Abdominal MRI scan showed hypodense, round polycystic vesicles, replacing right liver parenchyma with predominant peripheral calcifications and fat content. B) Protoscoleces of Echinococcus tapeworms with rostellar hooks. Hematoxylin & eosin staining; original magnification ×4.

Figure 1. Neotropical polycystic echinococcosis in a woman, Colombia, 2024. A) Abdominal MRI scan showed hypodense, round polycystic vesicles, replacing right liver parenchyma with predominant peripheral calcifications and fat content. B) Protoscoleces of Echinococcus tapeworms with rostellar hooks. Hematoxylin & eosin staining; original magnification ×4.

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