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Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus shiquicus in a small mammal community on the eastern Tibetan Plateau : host species composition, molecular prevalence, and epidemiological implications (2018)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Liu, J., Zuo, Q., Mu, Z., Weng, X., Sun, X., …Wang, Z. (2018). Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus shiquicus in a small mammal community on the eastern Tibetan Plateau : host species composition, molecular prevalence, and epidemiological implications. Parasites and Vectors, 11(1), 302. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2873-x

Background The eastern part of the Tibetan Plateau is now recognized as an endemic region with the highest reported human infection rates in the world of human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. Existing epidemiolog... Read More about Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus shiquicus in a small mammal community on the eastern Tibetan Plateau : host species composition, molecular prevalence, and epidemiological implications.

Intense focus of alveolar echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan (2018)
Journal Article
Bebezov, B., Mamashev, N., Umetaliev, T., Ziadinov, I., Craig, P., Joekel, D., …Torgerson, P. (2018). Intense focus of alveolar echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(6), 1119-1122. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2406.161641

Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. An ultrasound study in southern Kyrgyzstan during 2012 revealed a prevalence of 4.2% probable or confirmed AE and an additiona... Read More about Intense focus of alveolar echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan.