The first report of Echinococcus multilocularis strain isolation from human in Turkey.

The first report in Turkey of in vivo cultivation in Rattus norvegicus of Echinococcus multilocularis human strain.

The adult form of the small cestode Echinococcus multilocularis is found in carnivorous animals, especially in the fox. This cestode, which is found in the northern hemisphere in the world, is the cause of a generally fatal disease in humans, known as alveolar echinococcosis (AE). The metacestodes of Echinococcus multilocularis can be experimentally developed in the Meriones unguiculatus specie...

Investigation of Echinococcus multilocularis in Environmental Definitive Host Feces in the Asian and the European Parts of Turkey

A study was carried out to investigate the presence of Echinococcus multilocularis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in two regions of Turkey—central Anatolia (in Asia Minor) and Thrace (in the European part of Turkey). A total of 405 putative fox feces were collected from central Anatolia (186 specimens in 59 locations) and from Thrace (219 specimens in 114 locations). All samples were examined by ...

Echinococcus alveolaris: presenting as a cerebral metastasis.

Echinococcus multilocularis (EM) is caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm. The main endemic regions for human alveolar echinococcosis are Central Europe, Russia, Turkey, Japan, China, Eastern France, North America. EM is an endemic disease in Turkey and especially common in the eastern Anatolia Region as seen in our case. The liver is the primary focus of the disease, cerebral localization...

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

Short report: Inadequacy of yaks as hosts for the sheep dog strain of Echinococcus granulosus or for E. Multilocularis.

Hydatid disease (echinococcosis) has a two-host cycle involving the domestic dog and grazing animals. Humans are also infected by the dog. Both unilocular (Echinococcus granulosus in yaks, sheep, and goats) and multilocular (alveolar) (E. multilocularis in hares and rodents) hydatids are common in western Sichuan in the People's Republic of China. Humans and dogs are equally infected with both ...