The occurrence of <i>Echinococcus multilocularis</i> Leuckart, 1863 in Alberta

Abstract

Echinococcus multilocularis Leuckart, 1863 has been recovered from 63 of 283 Peromyscus maniculatus trapped near Edmonton, Alberta. This record extends the known distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis in central North America to the northwestern edge of the prairie and into the aspen parkland zone.