Control Strategy for Echinococcus multilocularis

Control Strategy for Echinococcus multilocularis

Echinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of zoonotic alveolar echinococcosis, can be controlled effectively by the experimental delivery of anthelminthic baits for urban foxes. Monthly baiting over a 45-month period was effective for long-lasting control. Trimonthly baiting intervals were fa...

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Main Authors: Daniel Hegglin, Peter Deplazes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Control
Echinococcus multilocularis
praziquantel
urbanization
vulpes
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/10/08-0522_article
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spelling doaj-0f772120c34a42f0aebf205604118ecd2020-11-25T01:11:56ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592008-10-0114101626162810.3201/eid1410.080522Control Strategy for Echinococcus multilocularisDaniel HegglinPeter DeplazesEchinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of zoonotic alveolar echinococcosis, can be controlled effectively by the experimental delivery of anthelminthic baits for urban foxes. Monthly baiting over a 45-month period was effective for long-lasting control. Trimonthly baiting intervals were far less effective and did not prevent parasite recovery.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/10/08-0522_articleControlEchinococcus multilocularispraziquantelurbanizationvulpesdispatch
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author Daniel Hegglin
Peter Deplazes
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Control Strategy for Echinococcus multilocularis
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Control
Echinococcus multilocularis
praziquantel
urbanization
vulpes
dispatch
author_facet Daniel Hegglin
Peter Deplazes
author_sort Daniel Hegglin
title Control Strategy for Echinococcus multilocularis
title_short Control Strategy for Echinococcus multilocularis
title_full Control Strategy for Echinococcus multilocularis
title_fullStr Control Strategy for Echinococcus multilocularis
title_full_unstemmed Control Strategy for Echinococcus multilocularis
title_sort control strategy for echinococcus multilocularis
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2008-10-01
description Echinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of zoonotic alveolar echinococcosis, can be controlled effectively by the experimental delivery of anthelminthic baits for urban foxes. Monthly baiting over a 45-month period was effective for long-lasting control. Trimonthly baiting intervals were far less effective and did not prevent parasite recovery.
topic Control
Echinococcus multilocularis
praziquantel
urbanization
vulpes
dispatch
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/10/08-0522_article
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