First identification of Echinococcus multilocularis in rodent intermediate hosts in Sweden

Echinococcus multilocularis is a zoonotic tapeworm with a sylvatic lifecycle and an expanding range in Europe. Monitoring efforts following its first identification in 2011 in Sweden have focused on the parasite's definitive host, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes). However, identifying rodent interme...

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Main Authors: Andrea L. Miller, Gert E. Olsson, Marion R. Walburg, Sofia Sollenberg, Moa Skarin, Cecilia Ley, Helene Wahlström, Johan Höglund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224416300086