Field Information, Facts, Data
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources website has a respectable page with information about E.G.
The Centers for Disease Control has basic information and answers to frequently asked questions about E.G.
The government website of Newfoundland and Labrador contains information on E.G. and hydatid cysts in moose. It notes that lungs infected with cysts can restrict breathing capacity in return limiting ability to escape predators.
This link is to an article about E.G. and contains several valuable links to scientific research and information about hydatid disease as well as echinocossus granulosus.



I was born and raised in western Maine, where I lived for about 47 years. Now I split my time between my camp in Maine and my home in Florida. I am co-author of the best selling book, “The Legend of Grey Ghost and Other Tales From the Maine Woods”. I am widely published in numerous online and print publications across the country.