Echinococcus ortleppi infections in humans and cattle, France.

ABSTRACT: In 2011 and 2012, liver infections caused by Echinococcus ortleppi tapeworms were diagnosed in 2 humans in France. In 2012, a nationwide slaughterhouse survey identified 7 E. ortleppi infections in cattle. The foci for these infections were spatially distinct. The prevalence of E. ortleppi infections in France may be underestimated.

SUBMITTER: Grenouillet F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4257792 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature