Emergence of Echinococcus multilocularis among Red Foxes in northern Germany, 1991–2005

Berke, Olaf; Römig, Thomas; Keyserlingk, Michael von

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.05.017

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“…Direct comparison of prevalence estimates between individual studies is often difficult due to the application of diagnostic methods of different test parameters. Studies, demonstrating a temporal prevalence increase after 1990, are available for the states of Baden-W€ urttemberg (Romig, 2002), Lower Saxony (Berke et al, 2008) and Thuringia (Staubach et al, 2011). Apart from foxes, E. multilocularis worms and metacestodes were recorded from raccoon dogs; domestic dogs; domestic and wild cats; several species of voles, muskrats, coypu and various dead-end hosts such as wild boar or zoo animals [lit.…”

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Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis

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Rinaldi

Rojas

et al. 2017

Advances in Parasitology

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Section: U N C O R R E C T E D P R O O Fmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis

Deplazes

Rinaldi

Rojas

et al. 2017

Advances in Parasitology

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“…the Netherlands (Takumi et al 2008) or Germany (Berke et al 2008;Staubach et al 2011), respectively. Likewise, a growing incidence is reported for alveolar echinococcosis (AE) in humans.…”

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Stability of the southern European border ofEchinococcus multilocularisin the Alps: evidence thatMicrotus arvalisis a limiting factor

Guerra

Hegglin

Bacciarini³

et al. 2014

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S U M M A R YThe known range of the zoonotic fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis has expanded since the 1990s, and today this parasite is recorded in higher abundances throughout large parts of Europe. This phenomenon is mostly attributed to the increasing European fox populations and their invasion of urban habitats. However, these factors alone are insufficient to explain the heterogeneous distribution of the parasite in Europe. Here, we analysed the spatial interrelationship of E. multilocularis with the known distribution of seven vole species in Ticino, southern Switzerland. Among 404 necropsied foxes (1990)(1991)(1992)(1993)(1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006) and 79 fox faecal samples (2010-2012), E. multilocularis was consistently found in the north of the investigated area. No expansion of this endemic focus was recorded during the 22 years of the study period. This stable endemic focus is coincident with the known distribution of the vole species Microtus arvalis but not, or only partly, with the distribution of the other autochthonous vole species. Our results give evidence that this vole species plays a crucial role in the maintenance of the parasite's life cycle and that its absence could be a limiting factor for the spread of E. multilocularis in this region.

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“…Although the confidence interval of sensitivity was generally not given in other studies, these figures were calculated and included in Table IV. Based on these calculations, the sensitivity of the method was almost identical with that of intestinal scraping technique (IST) (Table IV), which is frequently used in postmortem surveys (van der Giessen et al 1999, Losson et al 2003, Vervaeke et al 2003, Duscher et al 2006, Berke et al 2008, Staubach et al 2011. As the 95% CI of sensitivity of the majority of tests is wide, the differences of sensitivities are most likely not significant in most cases (Table IV).…”

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Evaluation of faecal flotation methods followed by species-specific PCR for detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in the definitive hosts

Széll

Sréter-Lancz

Sréter

2014

Acta Parasitologica

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Echinococcus multilocularis is one of the most pathogenic zoonotic parasites in the temperate and arctic region of the Northern Hemisphere. For estimating the potential risk of human infection in endemic areas, reliable antemortem methods are needed to detect the parasite in carnivore definitive hosts. The sensitivity of routine flotation techniques for detection of E. multilocularis eggs was found to be low (3-33%) depending on the flotation solution used (specific gravities = 1.3-1.4). An improved faecal flotation followed by a species-specific PCR is described with a sensitivity of 74% (95% CI = 62-84%) and a specificity of 100% (95% CI = 94-100%). These parameters are similar to those of the intestinal scraping technique (sensitivity = 78%, specificity = 100%). The sensitivity of the improved flotation was significantly higher (P < 0.0001) than that of routine flotation techniques. The costs of the method are similar or lower than those of other antemortem diagnostic methods. Based on these data, the method is suitable for surveys of domesticated and wild carnivores.

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Emergence of Echinococcus multilocularis among Red Foxes in northern Germany, 1991–2005

Cited by 41 publications

References 9 publications

Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis

Global Distribution of Alveolar and Cystic Echinococcosis

Stability of the southern European border ofEchinococcus multilocularisin the Alps: evidence thatMicrotus arvalisis a limiting factor

Evaluation of faecal flotation methods followed by species-specific PCR for detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in the definitive hosts

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