A global assessment of Echinococcus multilocularis infections in domestic dogs: proposing a framework to overcome past methodological heterogeneity

Echinococcus multilocularis in Dogs, Japan

To the Editor: In the October 2005 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Song et al. described a fiber-optic, microsphere-based, highdensity array composed of 18 speciesspecific probe microsensors, used to identify biological warfare agents, including Clostridium botulinum (1). Although the researchers used multiple probes for C. botulinum, we doubt that this approach is suitable for this orga...

Study of Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus multilocularis infections in canidiae in Ardabile province of Iran

Echinococcus multilocularis in Estonia

To the Editor: Alveolar echinoco-ccosis (AE) caused by Echinococcus multilocularis is one of the most important emerging zoonosis in Europe. The fatality rate is >90% in untreated patients (1). In Europe, the distribution range of the zoonotic tapeworm E. multilocularis has expanded over the last few decades, and the parasite attracts increasing awareness as a public health issue (2–5). In 2003...

First detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in dogs in a highly endemic area of Poland.

The aim of the investigation was to estimate the epizootic situation concerning infection by the cestode Echinococcus multilocularis Leuckart, 1863 in dogs (Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus) from a Polish region where this parasite is highly prevalent in red foxes. Faecal samples (n = 148) were collected from rural dogs in Podkarpackie Province. Samples were examined through nested PCR (for E. m...

Study of Echinococcus Granulosus and Echinococcus Multilocularis Infections in Canidiae in Ardabile Province of Iran

In a cross-sectional study (1992-1994) on wild and domestic carnivores infected with E. granulosus and E. multilocularis in plain and mountaineous areas of Ardabile province, 130 intestinal specimens of dogs, red fox(Vulpes vulpes), wolves (Canis bupus), jackals (Canis aureus), wild and domestic cats (Felis chaou) were collected and examined for Echinococcus species. The percentage of E. granul...