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Although ovine cysticercosis is not a zoonotic problem, it results in substantial economic losses due to the condemnation of infected tissues or entire carcasses. This study aimed to record preliminary data on the prevalence, and phylogenetic diversity of  Cysticercus ovis  isolates from slaughtered sheep in the province of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. Material and Methods From January to September 2020, 6, 411 slaughtered sheep were examined for  C. ovis  by routine meat inspection. The amplification and sequence analysis of the COX1 gene for up to 35 specimens of  C. ovis  was performed using conventional PCR. Results The overall prevalence rate was 1.3%, and the prevalence was significantly higher in older sheep (&gt;1 year) than younger ones (&lt;1 year) (P&lt; 0.05). The cardiac muscle showed a higher tendency to carry  C. ovis  infection compared to other examined muscles. Sequence analysis of the COX1 gene revealed six haplotypes, and the level of pairwise nucleotide diversity between individual haplotypes was 1–2%. Five out of six of the  Taenia ovis  haplotypes recovered could have been recorded for the first time globally. Phylogenetic interpretation indicated that all the  T. ovis  haplotypes clustered in a single clade, and it also indicated an extremely close similarity to Iranian and New Zealand isolates. Conclusions Globally, this report adds new data on  C. ovis  genetic diversity, which provide an extremely useful molecular background with regard to future preventive as well as control strategies.

New insights into the prevalence and phylogenetic diversity of Cysticercus ovis isolates in sheep from Sulaymaniyah, Iraq