Spatial Distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis, Svalbard, Norway

Abstract

In Svalbard, Norway, the only intermediate host for Echinococcus multilocularis, the sibling vole, has restricted spatial distribution. A survey of feces from the main host, the arctic fox, showed that only the area occupied by the intermediate host is associated with increased risk for human infection.

Keywords

• Vulpes lagopus
• arctic fox
• Microtus levis
• sibling vole
• Echinococcus multilocularis
• ELISA