Human Alveolar Echinococcosis, Croatia

Alveolar echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by the tapeworm larval stage of Echinococcus multilocularis. This zoonotic disease has not been known to occur in Croatia. We report a confirmed case of human alveolar echinococcosis in a patient in Croatia who had never visited a known E. multil...

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Main Authors: Davorka Dušek, Adriana Vince, Ivan Kurelac, Neven Papić, Klaudija Višković, Peter Deplazes, Relja Beck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/2/18-1826_article