First report of infection with metacestode stages of Echinococcus multilocularis in a kulan (Equus hemionus kulan) from Slovakia
While the principle definitive host of the zoonotic cestode Echinococcus multilocularis in Europe is the red fox, several rodent species act as main intermediate hosts. Among others, e.g., humans, dogs, and pigs, also horses have been described to act as aberrant hosts in highly endemic regions. Her...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224423000706 |