Infection of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) with Echinococcus multilocularis during the years 2001-2004 in Poland.
During the period of 2001-2004, 1,514 red foxes from the north and the southeast of Poland were sampled and examined parasitologically for infections with Echinococcus multilocularis. A mean 23.8% were found infected in the whole study area. The highest prevalence (50.0-62.9%) was found in some counties in the northeastern (Warmia-Mazuria) and the southeastern (Carpathian Foothill) part of the country. During the study period, significant differences in the prevalence were found on a regional level. Based on the results obtained to date, the paper presents an overview of the current epidemiological situation of E. multilocularis in the fox population in Poland.
W Stefański Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland. amalczip@twarda.pan.pl
Andrzej
A
Malczewski
Jakub
J
Gawor
Małgorzata
M
Malczewska
D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D048210:Echinococcus multilocularis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence
D000871:Anthelmintics