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An accurate species identification tool for human echinococcosis is needed as the treatments and prognosis are different among species. The present work demonstrates a method for the simultaneous detection of these three <jats:italic>Echinococcus<\/jats:italic> species based on multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR). Specific primers of this mPCR were designed based on the mitochondrial genes and determined by extensive tests. The method can successfully detect either separated or mixed target species, and generate expected amplicons of distinct size for each species. Sensitivity of the method was tested by serially diluted DNA, showing a detection threshold as less as 0.32 pg for both <jats:italic>E. granulosus s.s.<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>E. canadensis<\/jats:italic>, and 1.6 pg for <jats:italic>E. multilocularis<\/jats:italic>. Specificity assessed against 18 other parasites was found to be 100% except weakly cross-react with <jats:italic>E. shiquicus<\/jats:italic>. The assay was additionally applied to 69 echinococcosis patients and 38 healthy persons, confirming the high reliability of the method. 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