| first detection of echinococcus multilocularis in rodent intermediate hosts in turkey. | echinococcus multilocularis is the causative agent of alveolar echinococcosis (ae), a potentially fatal zoonotic disease. large parts of turkey are considered as endemic for e. multilocularis. the aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of metacestode of e. multilocularis in wild rodents in erzurum, an endemic region for human ae in turkey. during the sampling period, a total of 498 rodents were trapped in twenty counties of erzurum province. suspected lesions were observed on the live ... | 2017 | 28799893 |