title: Extraintestinal nematode infections of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Hungary.
abstract: A survey was carried out to investigate the prevalence and worm burden of extraintestinal nematodes in 100 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) of Hungary. The overall prevalence of nematode infections of the respiratory tract was 76%. Eucoleus aerophilus (Capillaria aerophila) was the predominant species (66%), followed by Crenosoma vulpis (24%), Eucoleus (Capillaria) böhmi (8%) and Angiostrongylus vasorum (5%). Pearsonema (Capillaria) plica was found in 52% of the urinary bladders. In 3% of the foxes, Trichinella britovi was present in muscle samples. The high prevalence of lungworms and P. plica and the fox colonisation in urban areas may enhance the prevalence of these nematode infections in domestic dogs and cats, and the flow of T. britovi from the sylvatic cycle to the domestic cycle, enhancing the risk of infections in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Wildlife Diseases and Parasitology, Central Veterinary Institute, Tábornok u. 2, H-1149 Budapest, Hungary. sretert@oai.hu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sréter
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Széll
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marucci
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pozio
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Varga
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D009226:Myristates; D009348:Nematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009539:Nicotinic Acids; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D012841:Simethicone; D013229:Stearic Acids; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds; D004338:Drug Combinations; D009226:Myristates; D009539:Nicotinic Acids; D013229:Stearic Acids; C058060:Prevasore; D012841:Simethicone