Westward Spread of Echinococcus multilocularis in Foxes, France, 2005-2010

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Combes, Benoit | Comte, Sébastien | Raton, Vincent | Raoul, Francis | Boué, Franck | Umhang, Gérald | Favier, Stéphanie | Dunoyer, Charlotte | Woronoff, Natacha | Giraudoux, Patrick

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International audience. During 2005-2010, we investigated Echinococcus multilocularis within fox populations in a large area in France. The parasite is much more widely distributed than hitherto thought, spreading west, with a much higher prevalence than previously reported. The parasite also is present in the large conurbation of Paris.

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