| first description of natural echinococcus multilocularis infections in chinchilla (chinchilla laniger) and prevost's squirrel (callosciurus prevostii borneoensis). | this report describes for the first time the occurrence of alveolar echinococcosis in two exotic rodent species in europe. a pet chinchilla (chinchilla laniger) was euthanized due to a painful enlargement of the abdominal cavity, and a prevost's squirrel (callosciurus prevostii borneoensis) was found dead in the enclosure of a zoo. at necropsy, extended liver lesions consisting of small vesicles and cysts were observed in the livers of both animals. histological examination revealed that these c ... | 2007 | 17768640 |