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ArticleScientific reports2023

Global and local drivers of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in the western Balkan region.

Sibusiso Moloi, Tamás Tari, Tibor Halász, Bence Gallai, Gábor Nagy, Ágnes Csivincsik

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Winter is coming … How the hoarding behaviour of rodents fosters the persistence ofInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2026
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  6. First detection ofInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2025
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  8. Unusually low infection rate ofFrontiers in veterinary science · 2025
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  10. International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2024
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  11. Suitability of red fox (Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sibusiso MoloiOne Health Working Group, Institute of Physiology and Animal Nutrition, Kaposvár Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Guba S. U. 40., Kaposvár, 7400, Hungary.
Tamás TariInstitute of Wildlife Biology and Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of Sopron, Sopron, 9400, Hungary.
Tibor HalászZselic Wildlife Estate, Somogy County Forest Management and Wood Industry Share Co. Ltd., Kaposvár, 7400, Hungary.
Bence GallaiInstitute of Geomatics and Civil Engineering, Faculty of Forestry, University of Sopron, Sopron, 9400, Hungary.
Gábor NagyOne Health Working Group, Institute of Physiology and Animal Nutrition, Kaposvár Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Guba S. U. 40., Kaposvár, 7400, Hungary. gabor.nagy.oh@gmail.com.
Ágnes CsivincsikOne Health Working Group, Institute of Physiology and Animal Nutrition, Kaposvár Campus, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Guba S. U. 40., Kaposvár, 7400, Hungary.

Funding

Hungarian National Laboratory project RRF-2.3.1-21-2022-00007
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cestode, Echinococcus multilocularis, is one of the most threatening parasitic challenges in the European Union. Despite the warming climate, the parasite intensively spread in Europe's colder and warmer regions. Little is known about the expansion of E. multilocularis in the Balkan region. Ordinary least squares, geographically weighted and multi-scale geographically weighted regressions were used to detect global and local drivers that influenced the prevalence in red foxes and golden jackals in the southwestern part of Hungary. Based on the study of 391 animals, the overall prevalence exceeded 18% (in fox 15.2%, in jackal 21.1%). The regression models revealed that the wetland had a global effect (β = 0.391, p = 0.006). In contrast, on the local scale, the mean annual precipitation (β = 0.285, p = 0.008) and the precipitation seasonality (β = - 0.211, p = 0.014) had statistically significant effects on the infection level. The geospatial models suggested that microclimatic effects might compensate for the disadvantages of a warmer Mediterranean climate. This study calls attention to fine-scale analysis and locally acting environmental factors, which can delay the expected epidemic fade-out. The findings of our study are suggested to consider in surveillance strategies.

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EchinococcosisEchinococcus multilocularisAnimalsBalkan PeninsulaFoxesPrevalence

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