Abstract
Echinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of human alveolar echinococcosis, is reported for the first time in Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Hungary. This parasite may be spreading eastward because the population of foxes has increased because of human interventions, and this spread may result in the emergence of alveolar echinococcosis in Central Eastern Europe.
Highlights
Echinococcus multilocularis is the causative agent of alveolar echinococcosis in humans
In the 1990s and early 2000s, the infection rate of foxes increased drastically in some areas of France and Germany; several new endemic foci were detected in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria; and the parasite was reported from the surrounding countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, and Italy [1,3,4]
The five places are in the Northern Mountain Range and at a distance of 60–120 km from the nearest known E. multilocularis–endemic region, the Muránska Planina Mountains (48°44' North, 20°02' East) in Slovakia [6]
Summary
Echinococcus multilocularis is the causative agent of alveolar echinococcosis in humans. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the infection rate of foxes increased drastically in some areas of France and Germany; several new endemic foci were detected in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria; and the parasite was reported from the surrounding countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, and Italy [1,3,4].
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