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Westward Spread of<i>Echinococcus multilocularis</i>in Foxes, France, 2005–2010

Benoît Combes, Sébastien Comte, Vincent Raton, Francis Raoul, Franck Boué, Gérald Umhang, Stéphanie Favier, Charlotte Dunoyer, Natacha Woronoff, Patrick Giraudoux

Emerging infectious diseases · 2012 · 107 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

During 2005-2010, we investigated Echinococcus multilocularis infection within fox populations in a large area in France. The parasite is much more widely distributed than hitherto thought, spreading west, with a much higher prevalence than previously reported. The parasite also is present in the large conurbation of Paris.

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Daniel Hegglin, Peter Deplazes · Emerging infectious diseases · 2008 · 53 citations · Full text

Segmental Sedimentation and Counting Technique (SSCT): An adaptable method for qualitative diagnosis of Echinococcus multilocularis in fox intestines

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