Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế về bệnh thú y đề tài: Collaborative control initiatives targeting zoonotic agents of alveolar echinococcosis in the northern hemisphere | J. Vet. Sci. 2007 8 4 313-321 JOURNAL OF Review Veterinary Science Collaborative control initiatives targeting zoonotic agents of alveolar echinococcosis in the northern hemisphere Masao Kamiya OIE Reference Laboratory for Echinococcosis and Laboratory of Environmental Zoology Department of Biosphere and Environmental Sciences Faculty of Environmental Systems Rakuno Gakuen University Hokkaido 069-8501 Japan Alveolar echinococcosis is one of the most important lethal zoonotic helminth infections in the northern hemisphere. Currently the threat to public health is increasing as evidenced by the rising prevalence rate of alveolar echinococcosis as well as the invasion of urban areas by infected wild foxes. This threat is further increased due to the involvement of pet dogs and probably cats as emerging sources of infection. These increased threats to public health also have associated economic risks therefore there is a need for effective and sustainable methods of control. In this paper initiatives to control alveolar echinococcosis by targeting its definitive hosts through anthelmintic baiting campaigns initiated by local residents who used local resources for bait production distribution and collection of fecal samples for diagnosis are described. Further when such distribution programs are coupled with the use of GIS-based maps the optimum distribution of bait was obtained. These programs have also included the use of intravital diagnostic analyses of infection rates which have been overseen by the Forum on Environment and Animals FEA and also allowed a nationwide monitoring of echinococcosis in difinitive hosts. In addition a government initiative requiring mandatory reporting of echinococcosis in dogs to health authorities was recently initiated in Japan. Overall the results of this study have shown that use of collaborative control initiatives targeting zoonotic agents of alveolar echinococcosis can be an effective method for reducing the threat of lethal .
