Helminthologia · 2008 · 49 citations · 32 references
Veterinary MedicineVeterinary ParasitologyZoologyParasitologyVeterinary Parasitic DiseasesWildlife ParasitologyParasitic Disease DiagnosisParasitic Infestation DetectionParasitic ZoonosesZoonotic HelminthsZoonotic Parasites Of WildlifeZoonotic Parasitic DiseasesDiagnosis Of Zoonotic ParasitesMicroscopic Parasite IdentificationParasitic HelminthsParasitic Zoonoses In WildlifeVeterinary HelminthologyWildlife Fecal ParasitologyZoonotic Intestinal ParasitesZoonotic Parasite Detection
Abstract Two hundreds and sixty red foxes, eighteen badgers and eight stone martens from north-eastern Italy were examined for zoonotic parasites by SCT, with particular attention to Trichinella sp. and Echinococcus multilocularis. No adult worms of E. multilocularis were observed in the intestine of red foxes or mustelids. Out of 223 fox faecal samples analysed by a commercial CA-ELISA, 5.8 % was positive to Echinococcus coproantigens. Trichinella sp. was detected by digestion of muscle in 1.2 % of examined foxes (2/172), but not in mustelids (0/11). Toxocara canis, responsible for human toxocarosis, resulted to be common in fox population (48.5 %). This parasite was found both in young (53.3 % of cubs and 61.9 % of sub-adults) and in adult animals (42.7 %). Other zoonotic parasites as Uncinaria stenocephala (52.3 %) and Trichuris vulpis (0.4 %) were detected in fox populations.
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Parasitology Meets Ecology on Its Own Terms: Margolis et al. Revisited
Albert O. Bush, Kevin D. Lafferty, Jeffrey M. Lotz et al. · Journal of Parasitology · 1997 · 7.8K citations · Full text
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Helminths of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Denmark
Isam Saeed, Charlotte Maddox-Hyttel, J. Monrad et al. · Veterinary Parasitology · 2006 · 249 citations