Studies on the helminth fauna of Alaska

It is concluded that E. sibiricensis is the etiologic agent of alveolar hydatid disease in man. The cestode has a wide distribution in Eurasia, and St Lawrence Island apparently represents the north-easternmost extent of its range. The study of the cestode in Europe has been complicated by the co-ex...

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Published in:Parasitology
Main Authors: Rausch, Robert, Schiller, Everett L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1956
Subjects:
Infectious Diseases
Animal Science and Zoology
Parasitology
St Lawrence Island
Alaska
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0031182000026561
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0031182000026561
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Summary:It is concluded that E. sibiricensis is the etiologic agent of alveolar hydatid disease in man. The cestode has a wide distribution in Eurasia, and St Lawrence Island apparently represents the north-easternmost extent of its range. The study of the cestode in Europe has been complicated by the co-existence of E. granulosus , which does not occur on St Lawrence Island. Microtine rodents, particularly Microtus spp. and Clethrionomys rutilus , are the natural intermediate hosts of this cestode, although other species of mammals, including man, are parasitized with varying degrees of success on the part of the larval cestode.

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