Note on the first occurrence of larval Echinococcus multilocularis in Clethrionomys rex in Hokkaido, Japan.
Larval Echinococcus multilocularis was found in Clethrionomys rex in Hokkaido, Japan. C. rex is a new host record for E. multilocularis. The cysts were filled with numerous protoscoleces suggesting a potential role of this vole in a natural cycle of transmission.
Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan.
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D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D007564:Japan; D007814:Larva; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*