Anthelmintic Baiting of Foxes against Echinococcus multilocularis in Small Public Area, Japan
Autor: | Kohji Uraguchi, Takao Irie, Hirokazu Kouguchi, Azusa Inamori, Mariko Sashika, Michito Shimozuru, Toshio Tsubota, Kinpei Yagi |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Zdroj: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 28, Iss 8, Pp 1677-1680 (2022) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
DOI: | 10.3201/eid2808.212016 |
Popis: | We distributed anthelmintic baits on a university campus in Japan inhabited by foxes infected with Echinococcus multilocularis to design an effective baiting protocol for small public areas. High-density baiting can reduce the risk for human exposure to the parasite to near zero. However, monthly baiting is recommended to maintain this effect. |
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