title: Helminth fauna of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes Linnaeus, 1758) in southern Belarus.
abstract: We examined 94 carcasses of and 1,213 faecal samples from red foxes collected between 1981 and 2001 in natural and transformed ecosystems in the southern part of Belarus. A total of 32 helminth species were found. Of these, the most common were Alaria alata, Pearsonema plica, Taenia crassiceps, Toxocara canis, Trichinella spp. larvae and Uncinaria stenocephala. All species are significant for medical and veterinary health.
authors.affiliation: Brest State University, 224665 Brest, Belarsus. shimalov@brsu.brest.by
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Shimalov
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Shimalov
mesh_terms: D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002589:Cestoda / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004285:Dogs; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006376:Helminths / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008018:Life Cycle Stages; D009348:Nematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015995:Prevalence; D002094:Republic of Belarus / Q000453:epidemiology; D013552:Swine; D014200:Trematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification