[Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) as reservoir of parasites and source of zoonosis].
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) as reservoir of parasites and source of zoonosis. This review presents data from Europe and Poland on the prevalence of helminth and protozoan parasites in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). The most common nematodes were geohelminths: Uncinaria stenocephala, Toxocara canis and Toxocara leonina. As concerning Trichinella genus T. britovi was found more often than T. spiralis. Among tapeworms the following species were recorded: Mesocestoides lineatus, Taenia sp., and Echinococcus multilocularis. Detected cases of E. multilocularis together with an increase of fox population during last few years create a potential human risk of infection. The results of many studies indicate rare presence of trematodes (Alaria alata) and protozoan parasites (Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Leishmania spp., Eimeria spp.) in red foxes.
Okulewicz
Anna
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Zakład Parazytologii, Instytut Genetyki i Mikrobiologii, Uniwersytet Wrocławski, ul. Przybyszewskiego 63, 51-148 Wrocław.
Hildebrand
Joanna
J
Okulewicz
Jerzy
J
Perec
Agnieszka
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D000818:Animals; D002589:Cestoda / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000662:veterinary*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D006376:Helminths / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*