| the carriage of larval echinococcus multilocularis and other cestodes by the musk rat (ondatra zibethicus) along the ourthe river and its tributaries (belgium). | in belgium, the carriage of echinococcus multilocularis by the red fox (vulpes vulpes) can be very high in some areas. this study was designed to evaluate the carriage of the larval form of e. multilocularis and other cestodes in a musk rat (ondatra zibethicus) population trapped along the ourthe river (southeastern belgium). six hundred fifty-seven musk rats were necropsied, and the larval cestodes of the abdominal and pleural cavities were identified. for e. multilocularis, the fertility of th ... | 2009 | 19395737 |
| nutrias and muskrats as bioindicators for the presence of echinococcus multilocularis in new endemic areas. | nutrias (myocastor coypus) and muskrats (ondatra zibethicus) are large invasive semi-aquatic or aquatic rodents, naturalized throughout europe. they are regarded as pests, and can be infected with several pathogens and parasites transmissible to wildlife, livestock, pets and humans. as a rule, in europe the life cycle of the cestode echinococcus multilocularis involves red foxes (vulpes vulpes) as main definitive hosts and common voles as intermediate hosts. the suitability of nutrias and muskra ... | 2013 | 23725822 |