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

Benoit Combes (1) , Sébastien Comte (1) , Vincent Raton (1) , Francis Raoul (2) , Franck Boué (3) , Gérald Umhang (3) , Stéphanie Favier (1) , Charlotte Dunoyer (4) , Natacha Woronoff (5) , Patrick Giraudoux (2, 6)

1 ELIZ - Entente de Lutte Interdépartementale contre les Zoonoses
2 LCE - Laboratoire Chrono-environnement (UMR 6249)
3 LERPAS - Laboratoire de la rage et pathologie des animaux sauvages
4 Fédération Nationale de la Chasse
5 Association des Gestionnaires de Laboratoires Vétérinaires Départementaux
6 IUF - Institut universitaire de France

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.

Domaines: Milieux et Changements globaux; Santé

Benoit Combes, Sébastien Comte, Vincent Raton, Francis Raoul, Franck Boué, et al.. Westward Spread of Echinococcus multilocularis in Foxes, France, 2005-2010. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012, 18 (12), pp.2059-2062. ⟨10.3201/eid1812.120219⟩. ⟨hal-00741522⟩