New distribution records of Echinococcus multilocularis in the brown lemming from Barrow, Alaska, USA. Academic Article

abstract

• We identified Echinococcus multilocularis for the first time in brown lemmings (Lemmus trimucronatus) from Barrow, Alaska, USA. Of 467 brown lemmings trapped between 1995 and 2000, two males and two females (0.9%; 95% confidence interval=0.9+/-0.9%) were found to be infected with metacestodes of E. multilocularis. No metacestodes were found in 17 collared lemmings (Dicrostonyx rubricatus) also trapped at Barrow. In humans, E. multilocularis causes alveolar echinococcosis, which is potentially fatal. Knowledge of the distribution of this parasite is important to protect the public health.

authors

• O'hara, Todd

published proceedings

• J Wildl Dis

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Holt, D. W., Hanns, C., O'Hara, T., Burek, K., & Frantz, R.

citation count

• 6

complete list of authors

• Holt, Denver W||Hanns, Cyd||O'Hara, Todd||Burek, Kathy||Frantz, Rita

publication date

• January 2005

publisher

• Wildlife Disease Association  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Wildlife Diseases  Journal

keywords

• Alaska
• Animals
• Arvicolinae
• Echinococcosis
• Echinococcus Multilocularis
• Female
• Humans
• Male

PubMed Central ID

• 15827234

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.7589/0090-3558-41.1.257

start page

• 257

end page

• 259

volume

• 41

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-41.1.257

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being