Emerging infectious diseases · 2014 · 46 citations · 8 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary ParasitologyHelminthologyVeterinary Parasitic DiseasesZoonotic Disease EpidemiologyCestode InfectionsHelminth EpidemiologyHelminth InfectionsLivestock Infectious DiseasesParasitic Disease DiagnosisZoonotic Parasite EpidemiologyEchinococcosis EpidemiologyEpidemiology In LivestockEpidemiology Of Helminth InfectionsEpidemiology Of Parasitic InfectionsHepatic Parasitic PathologyTrematode EpidemiologyZoonotic Helminth Epidemiology
In 2011 and 2012, liver infections caused by Echinococcus ortleppi tapeworms were diagnosed in 2 humans in France. In 2012, a nationwide slaughterhouse survey identified 7 E. ortleppi infections in cattle. The foci for these infections were spatially distinct. The prevalence of E. ortleppi infections in France may be underestimated.
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