New evidence from the northern Apennines, Italy, suggests a southward expansion of Echinococcus multilocularis range in Europe

Abstract Echinococcus multilocularis (Em) is a neglected zoonotic cestode circulating among wild canids and voles across the northern hemisphere, and is the aetiological agent of alveolar echinococcosis in humans. The expansion of the European distribution of this parasite has been raising public he...

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Main Authors: Salvatore Andrea Cafiero, Luca Petroni, Luca Natucci, Orlando Tomassini, Thomas Romig, Marion Wassermann, Chiara Rossi, Heidi Christine Hauffe, Adriano Casulli, Alessandro Massolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-91596-7
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