The prevalence of Trichinella spiralis in foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and other game species in Denmark.
A survey of the rate of infection with Trichinella spiralis among game animals in Denmark is given with special regard to foxes. A total of 5084 foxes and 293 mustelidae were examined, most of them by a combined digestion and Baermann technique. Deep-frozen samples were examined by a method including digestion, filtration, and sedimentation. Four foxes were found infected (cf. Fig. 1). Three of them were shot inside or just outside a fenced area within which wild boars had previously been found infected. It is concluded that Trichinella infection in Danish free-living carnivores is very rare and that the prevalence in foxes is low compared to most European countries.
D000818:Animals; D003718:Denmark; D005589:Foxes / Q000382:microbiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014234:Trichinella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*