Westward Spread of Echinococcus Multilocularis in Foxes, France, 2005-2010

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2012 Nov 23

PMID 23171707

Citations 40

Authors

Benoit Combes

Sebastien Comte

Vincent Raton

Francis Raoul

Franck Boue

Gerald Umhang

Stephanie Favier

Charlotte Dunoyer

Natacha Woronoff

Patrick Giraudoux

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Abstract

During 2005-2010, we investigated Echinococcus multilocularis infection within fox populations in a large area in France. The parasite is much more widely distributed than hitherto thought, spreading west, with a much higher prevalence than previously reported. The parasite also is present in the large conurbation of Paris.

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