AI Article Synopsis
- A case of pulmonary cystic echinococcosis was documented in a child from eastern Finland who had not traveled abroad.
- The cyst was surgically removed, and molecular analysis identified the parasite as Echinococcus canadensis genotype G10.
- The infection is thought to have been transmitted by hunting dogs, as the parasite is known to be part of a wildlife cycle involving wolves and moose in the region.
Article Abstract
We report a case of pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a child from eastern Finland with no history of travelling abroad. The cyst was surgically removed and the organism molecularly identified as Echinococcus canadensis genotype G10. This parasite is maintained in eastern Finland in a sylvatic life cycle involving wolves and moose; in the present case, the infection was presumably transmitted by hunting dogs.
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