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Volume 32, Number 7—July 2026

Research Letter

Neurologic Alveolar Echinococcosis in Postpartum Zoo-Housed Gorilla, the Netherlands, 2024

Laura A.N. DerksComments to Author , Marieke Opsteegh, Denise Hoek-van Deursen, Jorrit J. Hofstra, Christine Kaandorp-Huber, Jooske IJzer, Erik A.W.S. Weerts, Volker H. Hackert, Anna R. Tellegen, Vanessa X.N. Visser, and Joke W.B. van der Giessen
Author affiliation: Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands (L.A.N. Derks, M. Opsteegh, D. Hoek-van Deursen, J.J. Hofstra, J.W.B. van der Giessen); GaiaZOO, Kerkrade, the Netherlands (C. Kaandorp-Huber); Veterinary Pathology Diagnostic Centre, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands (J. IJzer, E.A.W.S. Weerts); Public Health Service South Limburg, Heerlen, the Netherlands (V.H. Hackert); Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Utrecht (A.R. Tellegen); Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, Utrecht (V.X.N. Visser)

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Postmortem computed tomography images in soft tissue window from a case of neurologic alveolar echinococcosis in postpartum zoo-housed gorilla, the Netherlands, 2024. A) Transverse view of the brain (anterior is bottom, right is left of image). Green arrows show space-occupying lesion within right hemisphere of cerebrum. B) Transverse view of the lung shows fluid- and gas-filled lesion within the left lung lobe (arrow). C) Transverse view of the liver shows multiple thick-walled, fluid-filled lesions (asterisks). L indicates normal liver tissue; S indicates stomach.

Figure 1. Postmortem computed tomography images in soft tissue window from a case of neurologic alveolar echinococcosis in postpartum zoo-housed gorilla, the Netherlands, 2024. A) Transverse view of the brain (anterior is bottom, right is left of image). Green arrows show space-occupying lesion within right hemisphere of cerebrum. B) Transverse view of the lung shows fluid- and gas-filled lesion within the left lung lobe (arrow). C) Transverse view of the liver shows multiple thick-walled, fluid-filled lesions (asterisks). L indicates normal liver tissue; S indicates stomach.

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