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echinococcus multilocularis in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) of the italian alpine region: is there a focus of autochthonous transmission?alveolar echinococcosis, caused by the metacestode of echinococcus multilocularis, is a zoonosis with a wider distribution area than described in the past. fox populations living in the alpine regions of italy had been considered free from this parasite until 2002, when two infected foxes (vulpes vulpes) were detected in the bolzano province (trentino alto adige region) near the austrian border. the aim of this work was to evaluate the prevalence of infection in red fox populations from five ita ...200515998516
echinococcus multilocularis in north italy.alveolar echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the metacestode of the tapeworm echinococcus multilocularis. fox populations living in the alpine regions of italy had been considered free from this parasite until 2002, when two infected foxes were detected in bolzano province (trentino alto adige region) near austrian border. a modified nested pcr analysis was used to detect e. multilocularis dna in faecal samples belonging to red fox populations from five italian regions. a total of 5 ...200616881394
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