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[Echinococcus multilocularis in a swamp beaver (Myocaster coypus)]
H Worbes1, K H Schacht, J Eckert
1Bezirksinstitut für Veterinärwesen Bad Langensalza, DDR.
Summary
Larval Echinococcus multilocularis was detected in a nutria on a German fur farm, indicating potential disease spread. However, adult parasite stages were not found in local red foxes.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary Parasitology
- Zoonotic Disease Epidemiology