Human Alveolar Echinococcosis, Croatia

Alveolar echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by the tapeworm larval stage of Echinococcus multilocularis. This zoonotic disease has not been known to occur in Croatia. We report a confirmed case of human alveolar echinococcosis in a patient in Croatia who had never visited a known E. multil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dušek, Davorka, Vince, Adriana, Kurelac, Ivan, Papić, Neven, Višković, Klaudija, Deplazes, Peter, Beck, Relja
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6986858/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31961317
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2602.181826
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Sumario:Alveolar echinococcosis is a parasitic disease caused by the tapeworm larval stage of Echinococcus multilocularis. This zoonotic disease has not been known to occur in Croatia. We report a confirmed case of human alveolar echinococcosis in a patient in Croatia who had never visited a known E. multilocularis–endemic area.

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