A total of 1,153 red foxes, Vulpes vulpes, was examined for strobilae of Echinococcus multilocularis from 2 geographic regions in North Dakota during 1965 through 1972. Echinococcus multilocularis was ...

1. Parasite transmission frequently depends on an intermediate host species being subject to predation by a definitive host. We hypothesized that the population dynamics of this type of parasite would ...

Alveolar echinococcosis is an aggressive infection caused by the cestode Echinococcus multilocularis and most commonly affects the liver; metastatic or disseminated disease can occur but are uncommon.

Dr Emily J Jenkins consults with a number of veterinary diagnostic and pharmaceutical companies. She receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. University ...