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Table 4 Data on Echinococcus multilocularis infection in definitive and intermediate hosts

From: The geographical distribution and prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in animals in the European Union and adjacent countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Country

Definitive hosts (DHs)

Intermediate hosts (HIs)

Red fox

Raccoon dog

Other (sylvatic)

Other (domestic)

Arvicolids

Muskrat

Other

Austria(L)

Yes

na

na

No (cat, dog)

na(S)

na(S)

na

Belgium

Yes

na

na

na

Yes

Yes

No (murids; insectivores)

Bulgaria(N)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Croatia(L)

Yes

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Cyprus(F)

na

na

na(S)

No (dog)

na(S)

na

na(S)

Czech Republic

Yes

na

na

Yes (cat, dog)

Yes

na

No (murids; insectivores)

Denmark(L)

Yes

No

No (wild canids)

Yes (cat),

no (dog)

na(S)

na(S)

na

Estonia(L)

Yes

Yes

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Finland(F)

No

No

No (wild canids)

No (dog)

No

na

No (swine)

France

Yes

na

na

Yes (cat, dog)

Yes

Yes

Yes (nutria, murids);

No (insectivores)

Germany

Yes

Yes

na

Yes (cat, dog)

Yes

Yes

Yes (nutria, swine);

No (murids)

Greece(F)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Hungary(L)

Yes

na

Yes (golden jackal)

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Ireland(F)

No

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Italy

Yes

na

na

No (cat, dog)

na(S)

na(S)

na

Latvia(L)

Yes

Yes

Yes (wild canids)

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Lithuania

Yes

Yes

na

Yes (dog)

na(S)

na(S)

Yes (swine)

Luxembourg

Yes

na

na

No (cat, dog)

na

Yes

na

Malta(F)

na

na

na(S)

No (dog)

na(S)

na

na(S)

Netherlands

Yes

No

na

Yes (cat)

No (dog)

na

Yes

na

Poland(L)

Yes

Yes

na

No (cat, dog)

No

na(S)

No (murids; insectivores)

Portugal(N)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na

na(S)

na

Romania

Yes

na

na

na

Yes

na

No (swine)

Slovakia(L)

Yes

Yes

No (wild canids)

Yes (dog)

No (cat)

na(S)

na(S)

na

Slovenia(L)

Yes

na

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Spain(F)

No

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Sweden

Yes

No

No (wild canids)

No (dog)

na

na(S)

No (swine)

United Kingdom(F)

No

na(S)

na

No (cat, dog)

na(S)

na(S)

na

Albania(N)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na

na

na

Belarus(N)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na

na

na

Bosnia and Herzegovina(N)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Macedonia(N)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Iceland(N)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Kosovo(N)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Liechtenstein(L)

Yes

na

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Moldova(N)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Montenegro(N)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Norway

No

na(S)

Yes (Arctic fox)

na

Yes

na

No (swine)

Russia(N)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Serbia(N)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Switzerland

Yes

na

na

Yes (cat, dog)

Yes

na

No (murids)

Yes (swine)

Turkey(N)

na(S)

na(S)

na

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

Ukraine(L)

Yes

No

No (wild canids)

na

na(S)

na(S)

na

  1. Countries with (F)are those potentially free from Echinococcus multilocularis. Countries with (N)have no data on Echinococcus multilocularis in DHs or IHs. Countries with (L)have detected the presence of the parasite, but data on the main DH and/or IH are lacking. Cells marked with (S)indicate that those animal species should be screened, if present, either to ascertain the absence of the parasite or the presence of specific hosts important for maintaining the parasite life-cycle. When the main DH and IH are not present, alternative and suitable hosts to be screened should be found (e.g. in Malta and Cyprus)
  2. Abbreviation: na, not applicable