title: Parasites of red foxes in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
abstract: Sixty-one red foxes from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were examined for helminths. Alaria americana, A. arisaemoides, A. mustelae, Cryptocotyle lingua, Echinostoma revolution and Metorchis conjunctus, Capillaria aerophila, Crenosoma vulpis, Toxocara canis, Uncinaria stenocephala and Taenia crassiceps were found. Approximately 67% of the foxes examined were clinically affected with Sarcoptes scabiei mange.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D005589:Foxes; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000662:veterinary; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D009509:New Brunswick; D009674:Nova Scotia; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000662:veterinary