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PRO/AH/EDR> Echinococcus multilocularis, human, canine – Canada: (ON)

Echinococcosis -- CanadaLast year [2017], experts with the University of Alberta warned of a dangerous tapeworm found in at least 5 people in recent years [there is a relevant taped interview on this at the website. - Mod.MHJ]. The parasite is called _Echinococcus multilocularis_ (EM), and according to the University of Guelph, this same parasite has been reported in 5 dogs in Southern Ontario since 2012.Reports of the disease that EM causes, called alveolar echinococcosis, surprised University of Read more [...]