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Extraintestinal nematode infections of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Hungary.
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Veterinary parasitology [Vet Parasitol] 2003 Aug 14; Vol. 115 (4), pp. 329-34. - Publication Year :
- 2003
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Abstract
- A survey was carried out to investigate the prevalence and worm burden of extraintestinal nematodes in 100 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) of Hungary. The overall prevalence of nematode infections of the respiratory tract was 76%. Eucoleus aerophilus (Capillaria aerophila) was the predominant species (66%), followed by Crenosoma vulpis (24%), Eucoleus (Capillaria) böhmi (8%) and Angiostrongylus vasorum (5%). Pearsonema (Capillaria) plica was found in 52% of the urinary bladders. In 3% of the foxes, Trichinella britovi was present in muscle samples. The high prevalence of lungworms and P. plica and the fox colonisation in urban areas may enhance the prevalence of these nematode infections in domestic dogs and cats, and the flow of T. britovi from the sylvatic cycle to the domestic cycle, enhancing the risk of infections in humans.
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- Animals
Cetrimonium Compounds
Drug Combinations
Feces parasitology
Hungary epidemiology
Myristates
Nematode Infections epidemiology
Nematode Infections parasitology
Nicotinic Acids
Parasite Egg Count veterinary
Parasitemia epidemiology
Parasitemia parasitology
Parasitemia veterinary
Respiratory Tract Diseases epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Diseases parasitology
Respiratory Tract Diseases veterinary
Simethicone
Stearic Acids
Urinary Bladder Diseases epidemiology
Urinary Bladder Diseases parasitology
Urinary Bladder Diseases veterinary
Foxes parasitology
Nematoda isolation & purification
Nematode Infections veterinary
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0304-4017
- Volume :
- 115
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Veterinary parasitology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12944046
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-4017(03)00217-6