Confirmed Autochthonous Case of Human Alveolar Echinococcosis, Italy, 2023

Abstract

In September 2023, a patient in Italy who had never traveled abroad was referred for testing for suspected hepatic cystic echinococcosis. Lesions were incompatible with cystic echinococcosis; instead, autochthonous alveolar echinococcosis was confirmed. Alveolar echinococcosis can be fatal, and awareness must be raised of the infection’s expanding distribution.

Keywords

• parasites
• alveolar echinococcosis
• Echinococcus multilocularis
• Italy
• autochthonous