Kees C. H. van der Ark

Food contamination by Echinococcus and other taeniid species: Typically low egg numbers, as estimated by digital PCR

Echinococcus multilocularis and Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato are the causative agents of two major zoonotic diseases, alveolar echinococcosis and cystic echinococcosis, respectively, and are ranked among the four most important foodborne parasites worldwide. Although interest in food contamination by taeniid eggs...