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It has been proposed that infection with the cestode <jats:italic>Echinococcus multilocularis<\/jats:italic> produces an impairment of the antipredatory behaviour in the rodent intermediate host common vole, <jats:italic>Microtus arvalis<\/jats:italic>, which may facilitate transmission of the tapeworm to the canid final host. In this study, we observed the behaviour of infected common voles at 12 weeks post-infection, when protoscoleces production and maturation commonly occurs, in order to assess behavioural changes compared to uninfected controls, that might ease predation in the wild. Infected and uninfected voles were monitored for 24 h to observe their spontaneous activity. In addition, the next day, both infected and uninfected voles were subjected to 4 different behavioural tests: open field test, barrier test, platform test and air-puff test in a running wheel. No significant difference between uninfected and infected voles emerged during the behavioural tests. However, observation of spontaneous activity revealed that infected voles increased their feeding frequency and spent significantly more time above bedding even when not eating, compared to the uninfected controls. In the wild, these behavioural changes increase the animals exposure to predators, raising their chance of becoming prey. 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