A new intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis: The southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) in urban landscape in Calgary, Canada.
Human Alveolar Echinococcosis (HAE) is a potentially fatal parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis, a cestode characterized by a sylvatic life-cycle involving several species of rodents and lagomorphs as intermediate hosts and canids as definitive hosts. Despite the wide distribution...
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ftunivpisairis:oai:arpi.unipi.it:11568/833078 2023-05-15T17:07:28+02:00 A new intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis: The southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) in urban landscape in Calgary, Canada. Liccioli S Duignan PJ Lejeune M Deunk J Majid S MASSOLO, ALESSANDRO Liccioli, S Duignan, Pj Lejeune, M Deunk, J Majid, S Massolo, Alessandro 2013 STAMPA http://hdl.handle.net/11568/833078 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2013.03.007 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000320073500002 volume:62 issue:4 firstpage:355 lastpage:357 numberofpages:3 journal:PARASITOLOGY INTERNATIONAL http://hdl.handle.net/11568/833078 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-84877048623 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2013.03.007 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2013 ftunivpisairis https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2013.03.007 2022-12-21T17:58:51Z Human Alveolar Echinococcosis (HAE) is a potentially fatal parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis, a cestode characterized by a sylvatic life-cycle involving several species of rodents and lagomorphs as intermediate hosts and canids as definitive hosts. Despite the wide distribution of the parasite in North America, the number of competent intermediate host species identified to date is still relatively small, and mainly includes the northern vole (Microtus oeconomus), brown lemming (Lemmus sibiricus), northern red-backed vole (Myodes rutilus), deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) andmeadowvole (Microtus pennsylvanicus). By monitoring the infections in rodents in the city of Calgary (Alberta, Canada),we have detected a case of severe alveolar echinococcosis in a southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi), a species never reported before as an intermediate host for this parasite. Observation of protoscolices in the intra-abdominal multilocular cysts indicates that M. gapperi could act as a competent intermediate host for the transmission of E. multilocularis. Since M. gapperi can be found in close proximity to, and within metropolitan areas, this species could play a role in the establishment and maintenance of the sylvatic life-cycle of E. multilocularis in urban landscapes, where the potential for zoonotic transmission is higher. The new intermediate host reported needs to be taken into account in future surveys and transmission models for this parasite. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lemmus sibiricus ARPI - Archivio della Ricerca dell'Università di Pisa Canada Parasitology International 62 4 355 357 |
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Human Alveolar Echinococcosis (HAE) is a potentially fatal parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis, a cestode characterized by a sylvatic life-cycle involving several species of rodents and lagomorphs as intermediate hosts and canids as definitive hosts. Despite the wide distribution of the parasite in North America, the number of competent intermediate host species identified to date is still relatively small, and mainly includes the northern vole (Microtus oeconomus), brown lemming (Lemmus sibiricus), northern red-backed vole (Myodes rutilus), deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) andmeadowvole (Microtus pennsylvanicus). By monitoring the infections in rodents in the city of Calgary (Alberta, Canada),we have detected a case of severe alveolar echinococcosis in a southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi), a species never reported before as an intermediate host for this parasite. Observation of protoscolices in the intra-abdominal multilocular cysts indicates that M. gapperi could act as a competent intermediate host for the transmission of E. multilocularis. Since M. gapperi can be found in close proximity to, and within metropolitan areas, this species could play a role in the establishment and maintenance of the sylvatic life-cycle of E. multilocularis in urban landscapes, where the potential for zoonotic transmission is higher. The new intermediate host reported needs to be taken into account in future surveys and transmission models for this parasite. |
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Liccioli S Duignan PJ Lejeune M Deunk J Majid S MASSOLO, ALESSANDRO A new intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis: The southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) in urban landscape in Calgary, Canada. |
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A new intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis: The southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) in urban landscape in Calgary, Canada. |
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A new intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis: The southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) in urban landscape in Calgary, Canada. |
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A new intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis: The southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) in urban landscape in Calgary, Canada. |
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A new intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis: The southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) in urban landscape in Calgary, Canada. |
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A new intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis: The southern red-backed vole (Myodes gapperi) in urban landscape in Calgary, Canada. |
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new intermediate host for echinococcus multilocularis: the southern red-backed vole (myodes gapperi) in urban landscape in calgary, canada. |
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