ReviewParasite (Paris, France)2014
Echinococcus multilocularis in North America: the great unknown.
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50 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of human alveolar echinococcosis in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- Worldwide literature on epidemiology of human alveolar echinococcosis: a systematic review of research published in the twenty-first century.Infection · 2019Pooled it
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- Prevalence and distribution ofOne health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- A Multicenter Retrospective Study of Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis Patients in the United States (1997-2024).The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2026Observational
- Assessment of environmental contamination with Echinococcus spp. through DNA detection in free-roaming canid feces and soil in human echinococcosis hotspots from the Three-River-Source Region of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China.Parasites & vectors · 2026Article
- Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in coyotes in Washington State, USA highlights need for increased wildlife surveillance.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Alveolar Echinococcosis in 11-Month-Old Dog-Clinical Case.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Management ofIDCases · 2025Article
- Human echinococcosis incidence in Canada: A retrospective descriptive study using administrative hospital and ambulatory visit data, 2000-2020.Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada · 2024Article
- A Case Series and Literature Review of Alveolar Echinococcosis in Kashmir, India: An Emerging Endemic Zone forLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Cystic echinococcosis in cattle and sheep caused by Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto genotypes G1 and G3 in the USA.Parasites & vectors · 2024Article
- Multiscale ecological drivers ofFood and waterborne parasitology · 2024Article
- Molecular phylogenetic analysis ofFood and waterborne parasitology · 2024Article
- Risk factors for Echinococcus multilocularis intestinal infections in owned domestic dogs in a North American metropolis (Calgary, Alberta).Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Current and potential future impacts of food- and water-borne parasites in a changing world: A Norwegian perspective.Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2024Review
- Prevalence and geographic distribution of Echinococcus genus in wild canids in southern Québec, Canada.PloS one · 2024Article
- Alveolar Echinococcus in a 70-year-old man in Ontario.Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada · 2024Article
- Fecal contamination of urban parks by domestic dogs and tragedy of the commons.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Over the last decade, studies have begun to shed light on the distribution and genetic characterization of Echinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of alveolar echinococcosis (AE), in North America. Recent findings indicate that the parasite is likely expanding its range in the central region of the United States and Canada and that invasions of European strains might have occurred. In our review, we present the available data on E. multilocularis infections in wild and domestic animals and humans in North America and emphasize the lack of knowledge on the distribution of the parasite in wild and domestic hosts. Furthermore, we stress the need to better understand the complexity of host communities and their roles in shaping the transmission and distribution of the parasite. We hypothesize that a lack of knowledge about AE by North American physicians might result in the misdiagnosis of cases and an underestimation of disease incidence. The endemic presence of the parasite in urban areas and a recent human case in Alberta, Canada, suggest that the scientific community may need to reconsider the local public health risks, re-assess past cases that might have been overlooked and increase surveillance efforts to identify new cases of human AE.
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