title: Trichinella britovi in foxes in The Netherlands.
abstract: An overall prevalence of 3.9% of Trichinella infection was observed in the fox population in The Netherlands. Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis of individual muscle larvae demonstrated the presence of Trichinella britovi. This is the first report of T. britovi, etiological agent of sylvatic trichinellosis, in one of the most densely populated countries in Europe and, consequently, the occurrence of cannibalism and scavenger behavior of foxes in areas with a high human population density. The presence of T. britovi in the fox population in these areas appears to be without consequences for commercial pig farming.
authors.affiliation: Microbiological Laboratory for Health Protection, National Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: van der Giessen
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rombout
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Franchimont
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Rosa
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pozio
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D018509:DNA, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D005552:Forelimb; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000469:parasitology; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique / Q000662:veterinary; D014234:Trichinella / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014235:Trichinellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D018509:DNA, Helminth