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Molecular identification by PCR using two sets of oligonucleotide primers against <jats:italic>LSU rRNA<\/jats:italic> gene and <jats:italic>Mt-Cox1<\/jats:italic> gene of <jats:italic>T. solium<\/jats:italic> confirms the cysts to be that of <jats:italic>T. solium<\/jats:italic>. The molecular diagnostics methods have been considered for validation in conjunction with P\/M inspections, parasitological and histopathological examinations. 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