title: Aberrant Toxocara canis in a red fox.
abstract: During necropsy of a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) heart an adult, male Toxocara canis was found under the pericardium at the junction of the right ventricle and right atrium. The life cycle of T. canis is complex and includes tracheal and somatic migrations of larvae, and they can be found in many tissues throughout the host's body. However, it is rare for adult ascarids to be recovered outside of the small intestine. This is the first report of an adult T. canis inside the pericardial space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary PathoBiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Pietsch
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Averbeck
authors.forename: Bert
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stromberg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000469:parasitology*; D017166:Toxocara canis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*