Fox tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis) in Slovakia — summarizing the long-term monitoring

Summary Detailed epidemiological survey on distribution of fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis was carried out in the territory of Slovakia between 2000 and 2010. A total of 4 761 red foxes from all districts of Slovakia were investigated using modified sedimentation and counting method. E. mul...

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Published in:Helminthologia 2011-09, Vol.48 (3), p.155-161
Main Authors: Miterpakova, M, Dubinsky, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
alveolar echinococcosis
Alveoli
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Counting methods
Echinococcosis
Echinococcus multilocularis
Ecology
Endoparasites
Epidemiology
fox
Foxes
Intestine
Intestines
Life Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Monitoring
Sedimentation
Slovakia
Small intestine
Surveying
Territory
Zoology
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Summary:Summary Detailed epidemiological survey on distribution of fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis was carried out in the territory of Slovakia between 2000 and 2010. A total of 4 761 red foxes from all districts of Slovakia were investigated using modified sedimentation and counting method. E. multilocularis was found in small intestines of 1 441 animals that represent an overall prevalence of 30.3 %. The number of tapeworms found in individual foxes varied between 1 and 245 000 specimens with mean worm burden of 1 777. The results of decennial epizootological research confirmed the existence of highly endemic localities with E. multilocularis occurrence in northern regions of Slovakia. Till today, 16 human cases of alveolar echinococcosis were registered whereas 14 of them were diagnosed in patients living in endemic localities.
ISSN:0440-6605
1336-9083
DOI:10.2478/s11687-011-0023-5