Investigations on a Swiss area highly endemic for Echinococcus multilocularis.

Gottstein, Bruno; Saucy, F; Wyss, C; Siegenthaler, M; Jacquier, P; Schmitt, M; Brossard, M; Demierre, G (1996). Investigations on a Swiss area highly endemic for Echinococcus multilocularis. Applied parasitology, 37(2), pp. 129-136. G. Fischer

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Anecdotal information suggested that a focus of hyperendemicity may be present in a small area of the Canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. Therefore, the prevalence of E. multilocularis was assessed both in the fox and the rodent population over a two-season-period. A high prevalence ranging between 47% and 56% was consistently determined in the fox population. An Arvicola terrestris population was infected at 39% in the first season of investigation and at 11% in the following season. A subsequent seroepidemiological survey in the population of inhabitants surrounding the area provided no indication of seroconversion and thus no indication of infection for humans. However, a longer-term survey will be needed to assess more precisely the risk of disease occurrence among these inhabitants.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	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:	0943-0938
Publisher:	G. Fischer
Language:	English
Submitter:	Bruno Gottstein
Date Deposited:	23 Jul 2018 12:32
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 15:16
PubMed ID:	8688861
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/118710