Publications

[echinococcus multilocularis: the prevalence of the fox tapeworm with possible serious consequences for humans].	the prevalence of the fox tapeworm in foxes (final host) and muskrats (one of the intermediate hosts) in the netherlands and europe has been discussed. the tapeworm was found in 9.4% of the investigated foxes from the province of groningen and in 0.2% of the muskrats from the same region. also in the province of limburg positive foxes were found, but no positive muskrats. possible ways of infection for humans are described together with methods for prevention. it is concluded that at this moment ...	2002	12056263
the musk rat (ondatra zibethicus) as intermediate host of cestodes in the netherlands.	an investigation on the presence of larval cestodes in musk rats (ondatra zibethicus) was carried out in two regions of the netherlands (east groningen and south limburg) where in a earlier study foxes with echinococcus multilocularis were found. a total of 1726 musk rats were dissected (1200 in groningen, 526 in limburg). larval stages of taenia taeniaeformis were most frequently found (total 44.8%: groningen 42%, limburg 51.3%), followed by t. martis (total 6.1%: groningen 0.7%, limburg 18.6%) ...	2003	14597276