Disseminated Echinococcus multilocularis Infection without Liver Involvement in Child, Canada, 2018

Abstract

An immunocompetent child in Canada received a diagnosis of disseminated alveolar Echinococcus multilocularis infection. The case lacked typical features of liver involvement and was possibly related to a rare congenital portosystemic shunt. We summarize the rapidly evolving epidemiology of E. multilocularis parasites in Canada.

Keywords

• Echinococcus multilocularis
• alveolar
• hydatid
• liver
• children
• zoonoses