| [epidemiology of alveolar echinococcosis in france. 1. intestinal helminths in the red fox (vulpes vulpes l.) from haute-savoie]. | in the course of an epidemiological survey concerning the alveolar echinococcosis and its causative agent, echinococcus multilocularis, the autopsies of 150 wild red foxes captured in the department of the haute-savoie between december 1983 and august 1988 disclosed 139 cases of intestinal helminthiasis with cestodes and nematodes; no trematode was found. multiple infections were frequent. the cestoda recorded consist of the following species: taenia crassiceps: 44 cases (29%); echinococcus mult ... | 1990 | 2344133 |
| echinococcus multilocularis: a rare cestode of the domestic cat in france. | a cat living in the city of annemasse (haute-savoie) was parasitized by a single minute specimen of the cestode e. multilocularis. the main characteristics of the parasite are described and illustrated. the cat has not previously been reported as one of the definitive hosts of this cestode in france. a potentially serious epidemiological problem is raised by the presence of an infected cat in an urban estate. | 1989 | 2807722 |
| [natural infestation of domestic cats (felis catus l.) by echinococcus multilocularis leuckart, 1863 (cestoda): first case in france detected in peri-urban area]. | a minute specimen of a tapeworm from the small intestine of a domestic cat is related to echinococcus multilocularis. the natural infestation of the cat by this species of cestode is demonstrated in france for the first time. the cat was captured in the field around buildings of the neighbourhood of annemasse (haute-savoie). this case illustrates the possibility of an urban life cycle extension of alveolar echinococcosis in the permanent endemic areas of the zoonosis in france and also the event ... | 1988 | 3144426 |