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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Main Authors: Cora Delling, Christiane Helm, Peggy Heinze, Miroslava Friedman, Denny Böttcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224423000706