Human alveolar echinococcosis in Slovakia: Epidemiology and genetic diversity of Echinococcus multilocularis, 2000-2023.

• Main Authors: Daniela Antolová (Author), Viliam Šnábel (Author), Júlia Jarošová (Author), Serena Cavallero (Author), Stefano D'Amelio (Author), Yaroslav Syrota (Author), Róbert Rosoľanka (Author), Mária Avdičová (Author), Martina Miterpáková (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a serious parasitic disease caused by larval stages of Echinococcus multilocularis. Between January 2000 and October 2023, 137 AE cases were confirmed in Slovakia. The average annual incidence increased from 0.031 per 100,000 inhabitants between 2000 and 2011, t...