Confirmed Autochthonous Case of Human Alveolar Echinococcosis, Italy, 2023.

ABSTRACT: In September 2023, a patient in Italy who had never traveled abroad was referred for testing for suspected hepatic cystic echinococcosis. Lesions were incompatible with cystic echinococcosis; instead, autochthonous alveolar echinococcosis was confirmed. Alveolar echinococcosis can be fatal, and awareness must be raised of the infection's expanding distribution.

SUBMITTER: Tamarozzi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10826761 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature