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. 2018 Sep 25;63(3):654-656.
doi: 10.1515/ap-2018-0076.

First identification of Echinococcus multilocularis in golden jackals in Croatia

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First identification of Echinococcus multilocularis in golden jackals in Croatia

Magda Sindičić et al. Acta Parasitol. .

Abstract

Alveolar echinococcosis, caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis, is one of the world's most dangerous zoonosis and an emerging disease with growing incidence in humans. The disease has been reported in new areas and host species in the last two decades, and the primary hosts of the parasite - red fox, golden jackal and grey wolf - are expanding their distribution in Europe. Here we report the morphological and molecular identification of Echinococcus multilocularis tapeworms in one of 29 carcasses of adult golden jackals in Croatia, where the only previous report of the parasite was in red foxes in 2016. These results suggest that alveolar echinococcosis should be treated as an emerging disease in Croatia.

Keywords: Canis aureus; Echinococcus multilocularis; alveolar echinococcosis; emerging disease.

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