肝泡状棘球蚴病(HAE)是由于多房棘球绦虫的蚴虫在肝内生长发育而引起,系一种少见的寄生虫病。狐是成虫的终宿主,狗和猫也可为终宿主,但少见。中间宿主主要为野生啮齿类动物,人可通过食入被虫卵污染的野果、植物或水以及与狐接触而受感染。本病主要流行区为中欧、苏联大部地区及其南方邻国、日本及千岛群岛、北美及美洲中部。 Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) is caused by the growth and development of Echinococcus multilocularis in the liver, a rare parasitic disease. Fox is the ultimate host adult, dogs and cats can also be the ultimate host, but rare. Intermediate hosts are predominantly wild rodents, who can become infected by ingestion of eggs, wild fruits, plants or water, and contact with foxes. The main epidemic area of ​​the disease for Central Europe, most of the Soviet Union and its southern neighbor, Japan and the Kuril Islands, North America and Central America.