ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2022
Dog Ownership and Risk for Alveolar Echinococcosis, Germany.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Alveolar Echinococcosis in the Early 2020s: A Systematic Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Risk factors associated with human echinococcosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Pooled it
- Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in coyotes in Washington State, USA highlights need for increased wildlife surveillance.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Prioritizing interventions for echinococcosis prevention in China: a population attributable fraction analysis.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Article
- Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study of Occupational Infection Risk With Zoonotic Pathogens in Austrian Veterinary Practitioners in the Year 2022.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Article
- The initial stage of alveolar echinococcosis is a diagnostic challenge: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Article
- Alveolar Echinococcosis in 11-Month-Old Dog-Clinical Case.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Double Trouble on the Lower Leg-Unique Human Coinfection withPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Efficacy of a novel chewable tablet (Credelio QuattroParasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis with chest wall metastasis: a case report.Frontiers in medicine · 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
- Review
- Echinococcus multilocularis and other zoonotic helminths in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from a southern German hotspot for human alveolar echinococcosis.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- [Diagnostic delaying factors in hepatic alveolar echinococcosis].Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Human alveolar echinococcosis is caused by the parasite Echinococcus multilocularis, and dog ownership has been identified as a risk factor. We sought to specify the factors of dog ownership underlying this risk by conducting a case-control study among dog owners in Germany. The analysis revealed an increased odds ratio of ≈7-fold for dog owners whose dogs roam unattended in fields, 13-fold for dog owners who feed their dogs organic waste daily, 4-fold for dog owners who take their dog to a veterinarian only in case of illness, and 10-fold for dog owners who have never been informed by a veterinarian about the risk for infection. The results highlight the risk for infection associated with various factors of dog ownership and the value of veterinarians informing owners about prevention.
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