Clinical confirmation of an infection with Echinococcus multilocularis (Mongolian genotype): first case report of human alveolar echinococcosis in Inner Mongolia, China
This report provides the primary evidence of a locally acquired human AE infection in China caused by the Mongolian genotype of Echinococcus multilocularis. The discovery of this case challenges historical classifications of echinococcosis endemic areas. The findings call for revised AE-endemic identification criteria, improved AE diagnostic protocols, and enhanced AE surveillance in the Inner Mongolia region to generate further epidemiological evidence and information on disease progression.
Authors
- Renhua Na (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9830-8462)
- R. Zań (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7659-8019)
- Sa Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7776-594X)
- Chun Hoi Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-7589)
- Ruofeng Shang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2814-0761)
- Wenbo Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3528-2111)
- Shi‐Zhu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3172-5218)
- Ying Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4757-1364)
- Xu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5193-9697)
- Chuizhao Xue
- Shuai Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2729-9642)
- Zhizhong Xiao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2403-1381)
- Yan Kui
- Wenting Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0993-2783)
- Xi Du
- Jianghui Yang
Institutions
- World Health Organization - Pakistan (PK)
- National Institute for Parasitic Diseases (CN)
- Chinese Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- Chifeng University (CN)
- Xian Central Hospital (CN)
- Chifeng Municipal Hospital (CN)
- Inner Mongolia Comprehensive Disease Prevention and Control Center (CN)
- Ministry of Health (CY)
- Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital (CN)
- Hospital for Tropical Diseases (VN)
- Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infectious Diseases of Poverty
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-025-01342-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.94
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China