A community analysis approach to parasite transmission in multi-host systems: Assemblages of small mammal prey and Echinococcus multilocularis in an urban area in North America

Background: Echinococcus multilocularis (Em) is a parasite with a complex life cycle whose transmission involves a predator-prey interaction. Accidental ingestion of Em eggs by humans may cause alveolar echinococcosis, a potentially fatal disease. Although previous research suggested that the compos...

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Main Authors: Kensuke Mori, Stefano Liccioli, Danielle Marceau, Alessandro Massolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224418300944