Genetic diversity of the cestode Echinococcus multilocularis in red foxes at a continental scale in Europe.

• Published in: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Jenny Knapp, Jean-Mathieu Bart, Patrick Giraudoux, Marie-Louise Glowatzki, Isabelle Breyer, Francis Raoul, Peter Deplazes, Georg Duscher, Karel Martinek, Pavol Dubinsky, Marie-Hélène Guislain, Florence Cliquet, Thomas Romig, Andrzej Malczewski, Bruno Gottstein, Renaud Piarroux
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Jura; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0000452; https://doaj.org/article/22ed9d55b1624116bbce05258f74e8d4

Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a severe helminth disease affecting humans, which is caused by the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. AE represents a serious public health issue in larger regions of China, Siberia, and other regions in Asia. In Europe, a significant increase in prevalence sin...