Genetic similarity between Taenia solium cysticerci collected from the two distant endemic areas in North and North East India.

Highlights: [•] Genetic analysis of T. solium cysticerci was carried out by sequencing of cox1 gene. [•] Isolates were collected from 2 different areas of North and North East India. [•] Variation in cox1 sequences of samples collected from these regions was minimal. [•] All isolates showed similarity with Asian genotype of T. solium. [•] Among 50 isolates, 6 variant nucleotide positions (0.37% of total length) were detected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]