Cystic Echinococcosis in Northern New Hampshire, USA

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 May;29(5):1057-1058. doi: 10.3201/eid2905.221828. Epub 2023 Apr 12.

Abstract

In April 2022 and December 2022, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services confirmed 2 cases of locally acquired human pulmonary cystic echinococcosis caused by Echinococcus granulosus tapeworms. Both patients reported dressing locally hunted moose and exposure to dogs.

Keywords: Echinococcus granulosus; New Hampshire; United States; cystic echinococcosis; echinococcosis; parasites; pulmonary echinococcosis; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Deer*
  • Dogs
  • Echinococcosis* / epidemiology
  • Echinococcosis* / veterinary
  • Echinococcus granulosus*
  • Humans
  • New Hampshire / epidemiology
  • Zoonoses / epidemiology