Spatial Distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis, Svalbard, Norway

In Svalbard, Norway, the only intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis, the sibling vole, has restricted spatial distribution. A survey of feces from the main host, the arctic fox, showed that only the area occupied by the intermediate host is associated with increased risk for human infect...

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Other Authors: Fuglei, Eva, Stien, Audun, Yoccoz, Nigel G., Ims, Rolf A., Eide, Nina E., Prestrud, PÃ¥l, Deplazes, Peter, Oksanen, Antti
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Dispatch
Vulpes lagopus
arctic fox
Microtus levis
sibling vole
Echinococcus multilocularis
ELISA
coproantigen
Animals
Arvicolinae
Disease Reservoirs
Echinococcosis
Feces
Foxes
Homing Behavior
Humans
Svalbard
Topography
Medical
Zoonoses
Arctic
Norway
Arctic Fox
Online Access:http://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16846/
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Summary:In Svalbard, Norway, the only intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis, the sibling vole, has restricted spatial distribution. A survey of feces from the main host, the arctic fox, showed that only the area occupied by the intermediate host is associated with increased risk for human infection.

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