| 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 |