Echinococcus multilocularis is a cestode capable of causing potentially
fatal zoonotic disease (3). The life cycle of this tapeworm
typically involves red foxes, coyotes, and other wild canids as
definitive hosts, and rodents as intermediate hosts (3). In some
areas, domestic dogs, and to a lesser extent cats, may also act
as definitive hosts, i.e., following consumption of infected
rodents (4).