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National survey and molecular diagnosis of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in livestock in France, 2012

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2020

Gérald Umhang Open the ORCID record for Gérald Umhang [Opens in a new window] ,
Céline Richomme ,
Vanessa Bastid ,
Jean-Marc Boucher ,
Carine Peytavin de Garam ,
Sabine Itié-Hafez ,
Corinne Danan  and
Franck Boué
Gérald Umhang*
Affiliation:
ANSES LRFSN, Wildlife surveillance and eco-epidemiology unit, National Reference Laboratory for Echinococcus spp., Malzéville, France
Céline Richomme
Affiliation:
ANSES LRFSN, Wildlife surveillance and eco-epidemiology unit, National Reference Laboratory for Echinococcus spp., Malzéville, France
Vanessa Bastid
Affiliation:
ANSES LRFSN, Wildlife surveillance and eco-epidemiology unit, National Reference Laboratory for Echinococcus spp., Malzéville, France
Jean-Marc Boucher
Affiliation:
ANSES LRFSN, Wildlife surveillance and eco-epidemiology unit, National Reference Laboratory for Echinococcus spp., Malzéville, France
Carine Peytavin de Garam
Affiliation:
ANSES LRFSN, Wildlife surveillance and eco-epidemiology unit, National Reference Laboratory for Echinococcus spp., Malzéville, France
Sabine Itié-Hafez
Affiliation:
The French Directorate General for Food (DGAL), Paris, France
Corinne Danan
Affiliation:
The French Directorate General for Food (DGAL), Paris, France
Franck Boué
Affiliation:
ANSES LRFSN, Wildlife surveillance and eco-epidemiology unit, National Reference Laboratory for Echinococcus spp., Malzéville, France
*
Author for correspondence: Gérald Umhang, E-mail: gerald.umhang@anses.fr
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Abstract

The parasitic species of the Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (sl) complex are the causative agents of cystic echinococcosis in humans. The lifecycle of E. granulosus sl is essentially domestic, and is based on the consumption by dogs of hydatid cysts in viscera of livestock species. The aim of this study was to survey E. granulosus sensu lato in livestock in France. A 1-year national survey of E. granulosus sl in livestock at the slaughterhouse was organized in 2012 in France, with systematic molecular confirmation. The prevalence of E. granulosus ss nationally was 0.002% in sheep, mainly focused in the Alpine area, and 0.001% in cattle, with the distribution of cases throughout the country. Echinococcus canadensis G6/7 was observed only in Corsica in pigs, with a prevalence of nearly 1% in the island. A national prevalence of 0.0002% was estimated for E. ortleppi in cattle, due to seven cases distributed in two foci. The results of this survey are of particular interest because of the zoonotic risk associated with the presence of these parasite species, for which systematic control at the slaughterhouse should enable their elimination.

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Echinococcus canadensis G6/G7Echinococcus granulosus sensu strictoEchinococcus ortleppiFrancelivestockmolecular diagnosisnational survey

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Parasitology , Volume 147 , Issue 6 , May 2020 , pp. 667 - 672
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