ECHINOCOCCUS-MULTILOCULARIS (CESTODA), THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF ALVEOLAR ECHINOCOCCOSIS IN HUMANS - FIRST RECORD IN POLAND

Authors
MALCZEWSKI A ROCKI B RAMISZ A ECKERT J
Citation
A. Malczewski et al., ECHINOCOCCUS-MULTILOCULARIS (CESTODA), THE CAUSATIVE AGENT OF ALVEOLAR ECHINOCOCCOSIS IN HUMANS - FIRST RECORD IN POLAND, The Journal of parasitology, 81(2), 1995, pp. 318-321
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology
Journal title
The Journal of parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223395
Volume
81
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
318 - 321
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3395(1995)81:2<318:E(TCAO>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Echinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of human alveolar ech inococcosis, was found for the first time in Poland in 2 of 20 red fox es (Vulpes vulpes), originating from the area of Gdansk (northern Pola nd). This finding supports the hypothesis that the endemic area of thi s parasite in central Europe (Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland , Liechtenstein, Germany, and Austria) is not an isolated focus as pre viously anticipated but is connected with the large endemic zone in Ru ssia.