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
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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