Echinococcus multilocularis Detection in Live Eurasian Beavers (Castor fiber) Using a Combination of Laparoscopy and Abdominal Ultrasound under Field Conditions

• Róisín Campbell-Palmer ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Róisín Campbell-Palmer, Jorge Del Pozo, Simon Girling, Romain Pizzi

  * E-mail: rcampbellpalmer@rzss.org.uk

  Affiliations Veterinary Department and Conservation Programmes, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Department of Environment and Health Studies, Telemark University College, Bø, Norway

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• Jorge Del Pozo ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Róisín Campbell-Palmer, Jorge Del Pozo, Simon Girling, Romain Pizzi

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary Pathology, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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• Bruno Gottstein ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Institute of Parasitology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

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• Simon Girling ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Róisín Campbell-Palmer, Jorge Del Pozo, Simon Girling, Romain Pizzi

  Affiliation Veterinary Department and Conservation Programmes, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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• John Cracknell ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Longleat Safari and Adventure Park, Warminster, United Kingdom

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• Gerhard Schwab ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Bund Naturschutz in Bayern e.V., Deggendorf, Germany

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• Frank Rosell ,

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Environment and Health Studies, Telemark University College, Bø, Norway

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• Romain Pizzi

  Contributed equally to this work with: Róisín Campbell-Palmer, Jorge Del Pozo, Simon Girling, Romain Pizzi

  Affiliations Veterinary Department and Conservation Programmes, Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, National Wildlife Rescue Centre, Fishcross, United Kingdom

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