Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is one of the clinically most severe zoonotic helminthic diseases in humans, caused by the continuous proliferation of the larval stage (metacestode) of Echinococcus multilocularis. Upon ingestion of the E. multilocularis eggs by intermediate hosts such as small rodents and human, echinococcal metacestodes form alveolar structures with multiple vesicles of
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