Confirmed Autochthonous Case of Human Alveolar Echinococcosis, Italy, 2023

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Feb;30(2):350-353. doi: 10.3201/eid3002.231527.ABSTRACTIn 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.PMID:38270188 | PMC:PMC10826761 | DOI:10.3201/eid3002.231527

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - January 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Francesca Tamarozzi Niccol ò Ronzoni Monica Degani Eugenio Oliboni Dennis Tappe Beate Gruener Federico Gobbi Source Type: research