title: Helminth parasites of wild foxes (Vulpes vulpes L.) in The Netherlands.
abstract: To study the helminth fauna of wild foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in The Netherlands, material was collected from 139 foxes. The following parasites were found. Cestodes: Taenia spp. 53.3%, Hymenolepis spp. 1.5%; Trematodes: Alaria alata 10.9%, Cryptocotyle lingua 3.6%, Euparyphium melis 1.5%, Apophallus donicus 0.7%; Nematodes: Toxocara canis 73.7%, Uncinaria stenocephala 59.9%, Capillaria aerophila 46.8%, C. plica 23.5%, Molineus patens 5.1%, Crenosoma vulpis 4.5%, Strongyloides spp. 0.7%. The tapeworms Mesocestoides spp. and Echinococcus spp. were not seen. No relationship was observed between worm burden and sex, time of year or place of origin.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D002589:Cestoda / Q000145:classification; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D005704:Gallbladder / Q000469:parasitology; D006376:Helminths / Q000145:classification*; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000145:classification; D009426:Netherlands; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology; D014200:Trematoda / Q000145:classification; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000469:parasitology