A systematic review and meta-analysis on anthelmintic control programs for Echinococcus multilocularis in wild and domestic carnivores

Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE), caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis, is one of the most dangerous zoonoses in the Northern hemisphere. In Europe, the parasite's life cycle is sylvatic, involving small rodents as intermediate hosts and red foxes as the major definitive hosts....

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Main Authors: Gérald Umhang, Alessia Possenti, Vittoria Colamesta, Silvia d'Aguanno, Giuseppe La Torre, Franck Boué, Adriano Casulli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Food and Waterborne Parasitology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405676618300544