| using the genetics of echinococcus multilocularis to trace the history of expansion from an endemic area. | alveolar echinococcosis, caused by the cestode echinococcus multilocularis, is the most serious parasitic disease for humans in europe, with a sylvatic life cycle generally between small rodents and red foxes. general expansion of the range of e. multilocularis has been observed across europe over the last 15years. in france, a westward spread of the known endemic areas of the parasite was described recently. for genotyping, the microsatellite emsb was used to trace expansion in five french area ... | 2014 | 24468327 |