Genetic diversity of the cestode Echinococcus multilocularis in red foxes at a continental scale in Europe.

• Main Authors: Jenny Knapp (Author), Jean-Mathieu Bart (Author), Patrick Giraudoux (Author), Marie-Louise Glowatzki (Author), Isabelle Breyer (Author), Francis Raoul (Author), Peter Deplazes (Author), Georg Duscher (Author), Karel Martinek (Author), Pavol Dubinsky (Author), Marie-Hélène Guislain (Author), Florence Cliquet (Author), Thomas Romig (Author), Andrzej Malczewski (Author), Bruno Gottstein (Author), Renaud Piarroux (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a severe helminth disease affecting humans, which is caused by the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis. AE represents a serious public health issue in larger regions of China, Siberia, and other regions in Asia. In Europe, a significant increase in prevalence sin...