Schmitt, M; Saucy, F; Wyborn, S; Gottstein, Bruno (1997). [Infestation of water voles (Arvicola terrestris) with metacestodes of Echinococcus multilocularis in the canton Freiburg (Switzerland)]. Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 139(2), pp. 84-93. Huber
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)The results of an investigation on Echinococcus multilocularis-metacestodes in European water voles (Arvicola terrestris) are shown. The investigation materials were 28 water voles captured in Schermann-traps on a meadow in the canton of Fribourg and subsequently maintained in laboratory cages. The animals were patho-anatomically and histo-pathologically examined, a part of them additionally with an E. multilocularis-specific direct immunofluorescence-assay and/or a polymerase-chain-reaction. Radiographs were obtained from one animal, showing typical calcifications as they often occur with alveolar echinococcosis. Altogether 11 out of 28 (39%) animals proved to be infected with E. multilocularis. As far as we know this represents the highest percentage of infested intermediate hosts ascertained in Europe. However, fertile, i.e. able to infect, protoscolices were detected in only two cases. In spite of this small number of protoscolices it can be shown that A. terrestris is able to maintain the lifecycle of this cestode at least spatially and temporally limited. In conclusion the possible measures for reducing the infection risk of the people in the affected community are shortly discussed.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Research Foci > Host-Pathogen Interaction 05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Parasitology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Gottstein, Bruno |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
0036-7281 |
Publisher: |
Huber |
Language: |
German |
Submitter: |
Bruno Gottstein |
Date Deposited: |
23 Jul 2018 10:32 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:16 |
PubMed ID: |
9381111 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/118715 |
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