| molecular identification of echinococcus multilocularis infection in small mammals from northeast, iran. | alveolar echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the metacestode of echinococcus multilocularis. many species of small mammals, including arvicolid rodents or ochotona spp., are natural intermediate hosts of the cestode. the main aim of this study was to identify natural intermediate hosts of e. multilocularis in chenaran county, razavi khorasan province, northeastern iran, where the prevalence of infected wild and domestic carnivores is high. | 2013 | 23875048 |
| detection of echinococcus multilocularis in carnivores in razavi khorasan province, iran using mitochondrial dna. | echinococcus multilocularis is the source of alveolar echinococcosis, a potentially fatal zoonotic disease. this investigation assessed the presence of e. multilocularis infection in definitive hosts in the chenaran region of razavi khorasan province, northeastern iran. | 2011 | 22132245 |