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Wilderness in the city: the urbanization of Echinococcus multilocularis.
Journal article

Wilderness in the city: the urbanization of Echinococcus multilocularis.

  • Deplazes P Institute of Parasitology, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstr. 266a, CH-8057, Zürich, Switzerland. deplazesp@access.unizh.ch
  • Hegglin D
  • Gloor S
  • Romig T
  • 2004-01-30
Published in:
  • Trends in parasitology. - 2004
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Disease Reservoirs
Echinococcosis
Echinococcus
Female
Foxes
Humans
Male
Risk Factors
Rodentia
Urban Health
Zoonoses
English A distinct increase in fox populations, particularly in urban areas, has been observed in Europe. This is of particular concern in endemic regions of the small fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis, the aetiological agent of human alveolar echinococcosis. Novel tools have facilitated the investigation of the ecology of urban foxes and have demonstrated the urban wildlife cycle of E. multilocularis. Such studies are essential for estimating the risk of transmission to humans and to determine the basics for the development of control strategies.
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  • English
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