title: The brown hare (Lepus europaeus) as a novel intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis in Europe.
abstract: A typical multivesiculated metacestode tissue has been found in the liver of a European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) originating from a northern area of Switzerland. In this study, the causative species was identified as Echinococcus multilocularis by appropriate histological and molecular analyses and corresponding DNA sequencing. This is the first confirmation of larval E. multilocularis from hares in central Europe. The metacestode tissue contained protoscolices, suggesting that the hare may contribute to the transmission of E. multilocularis in Switzerland.
authors.affiliation: Service de la Consommation et des Affaires Vétérinaires, Institut Galli-Valerio, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Valérie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chaignat
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boujon
authors.forename: Caroline F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Frey
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hentrich
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gottstein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D048210:Echinococcus multilocularis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005060:Europe; D034621:Hares / Q000469:parasitology*; D007814:Larva; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology