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Comparative development of Echinococcus multilocularis in its definitive hosts.

R C A Thompson¹, C M O Kapel, R P Hobbs

¹World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for the Molecular Epidemiology of Parasitic Infections, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150.

|January 20, 2006

Summary

Foxes, dogs, and raccoon dogs are significant hosts for Echinococcus multilocularis, supporting substantial worm burdens. Cats are less important, with retarded parasite development, suggesting a minor role in alveolar echinococcosis epidemiology.

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