Malczewski A, Rocki B, Ramisz A, Eckert J
W. Stefanski Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa.
J Parasitol. 1995 Apr;81(2):318-21.
Echinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of human alveolar echinococcosis, was found for the first time in Poland in 2 of 20 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), originating from the area of Gdansk (northern Poland). This finding supports the hypothesis that the endemic area of this parasite in central Europe (Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, and Austria) is not an isolated focus as previously anticipated but is connected with the large endemic zone in Russia.
多房棘球绦虫是人类肺泡型棘球蚴病的病原体，2009年在波兰格但斯克地区（波兰北部）的20只赤狐（赤狐属）中有2只首次发现了这种寄生虫。这一发现支持了以下假设：这种寄生虫在中欧（比利时、法国、卢森堡、瑞士、列支敦士登、德国和奥地利）的流行区域并非如先前预期的那样是一个孤立的疫源地，而是与俄罗斯的大片流行区相连。
