Publications in a Refereed Forum (Journals/Books):

1. Hildreth, M.B., D.S. Blunt, and J.A. Oaks 2004. Lethal effects of freezing Echinococcus multilocularis eggs at ultralow temberatures.  J. Parasitol. 90(4):841-844.
2. Hildreth, M.B. and N.H. Granholm. 2003. Effect of mouse strain variations and cortisone treatment on the establishment and growth of primary Echinococcus multilocularis hydatid cysts. J. Parasitol. 89:493-495.
3. Hildreth,M.B.. J.A. Bjordahl and S.R. Duimstra. 2002. Fecal egg and oocyst counts in dogs and cats from animal shelters from South Dakota. Proc. S.D. Acad. Sci. 81:227-234.
4. Hildreth, M.B., S.Sriram, B. Gottstein, M. Wilson, and P.M. Schantz 2000.  Failure to identify alveolar hydatid disease in trappers from South Dakota in spite of high prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in wild canids.  J. Parasitol. 86: 75-77.
5. Hildreth, M.B. and K.R. Kazacos. 1993. Echinococcus multilocularis: A zoonotic tapeworm of potential concern in dogs and cats. Vet. Tech. 14: 640-647.
6. Hildreth, M.B., M.D. Johnson and K.R. Kazacos. 1991. Echinococcus multilocularis: A Zoonosis of Increasing Concern in the United States. Compendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian. Vol. 13(5): 727-741.

Invited Presenatations:

1. Echinococcus in fur bearers and possible human contact. (Sponsored by South Dakota State University) Wildlife Diseases: A symposium and workshop for Tribal Biologists and Managers in the Great Plains Region. Brookings, SD. June 3-6, 2002

Papers Presented:

 2) Fecal Egg and Oocyst Counts in Dogs from Animal Shelters from South Dakota. (With J.A. Bjordahl and S.R. Duimstra) 87th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Sciences, Sioux Falls, S.D.. April 5, 2002.

 3) Shared Antigens between Adult and Protoscolex Stages of Echinococcus multilocularis. (with T.L. Lackey and M.A. Perry) 74th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Monterey, CA. 1999.

 4) Echinococcus multilocularis and alveolar echinococcosis: Factors associated with increasing range in North America, (with P.M. Schantz and K.R. Kazacos) International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (Organized by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, the American Society for Microbiology, and the National Foundation for CDC), Atlanta, GA, March 8-11, 1998

 5) Determining the resemblance of proteins from a crude antigen source between adult Echinococcus multilocularis excretory/secretory (E/S) antigens to protoscoleces (with T.L. Lackey and M.A. Perry) Fourth Annual Raymond A. Moore Biostress Research Poster Day, Brookings, South Dakota. 1998.

 6) Comparison of adult Echinococcus multilocularis excretory/secretory (E/S) antigens to those of protoscoleces (with T.L. Lackey and M.A. Perry) 83th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Sciences, Spearfish, South Dakota. 1998.

 7) Echinococcus multilocularis and other zoonotic helminths in carnivores from South Dakota. 1996 Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society, Mitchell, SD

 8) Difficulties with the identification of Echinococcus multilocularis infections in dogs and cats (with D.S. Blunt and S. SaiLeela) Invited speaker at the "Echinococcosis, A Review and Uptake" seminar; held in conjunction with the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Veterinary Parsitologist, Boston, Massachusetts 1992.

 9) Serological survey for Echinococcus multilocularis antibodies in South Dakota fox trappers. (with S. SaiLeela, B. Gottstein, M. Wilson, and P.M. Schantz) 67th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1992.

10) Survey for alveolar hydatid disease in South Dakota. (with M.D. Johnson, D. Reese, M. Wilson and P.M. Schantz) 43nd Annual Meeting of the Annual Midwestern Conference of Parasitologists, Vermillion, South Dakota. 1991.

 11) The process of diagnosis and control (of Echinococcus multilocularis in dogs). Invited speaker at the "Echinococcosis, A Review and Uptake" seminar; held in conjunction with the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Veterinary Parsitologist, San Antonio, Texas. 1990.

 12) Zoonotic helminths in red foxes from southeastern South Dakota. (with D. Schneider) 74th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Sciences, Spearfish, South Dakota. 1989.