Studies on the Helminth Fauna of Alaska. XXIV. Echinococcus sibiricensis n. sp., from St. Lawrence Island

As the result of field and laboratory investigations extending over a period of more than four years, we have amassed considerable information on the life cycle and ecology of a cestode of the genus Echinococcus (Rudolphi, 1801). Occurring on St. Lawrence Island, which lies in Bering Sea about 40 mi...

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Main Authors: Rausch, Robert L., Schiller, Everett
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 1954
Subjects:
Parasitology
Bering Sea
Lawrence Island
St Lawrence Island
Alaska
Siberia
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/parasitologyfacpubs/591
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Summary:As the result of field and laboratory investigations extending over a period of more than four years, we have amassed considerable information on the life cycle and ecology of a cestode of the genus Echinococcus (Rudolphi, 1801). Occurring on St. Lawrence Island, which lies in Bering Sea about 40 miles southeast of Cape Chukotskyi, northeast Siberia, this cestode not only has an interesting life cycle, but in the larval stage is an important parasite of humans.

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