ArticleParasites & vectors2014
Increase in number of helminth species from Dutch red foxes over a 35-year period.
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- Distribution of Parasitic Helminths in the Small Intestine of the Red Fox (Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- First Documented Cases ofHelminthologia · 2020Article
- Presence of Tapeworms (Cestoda) in Red Fox (Journal of veterinary research · 2019Article
- Prevalence of intestinal helminths of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in central Europe (Poland): a significant zoonotic threat.Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
- Prevalence survey on lungworm (Angiostrongylus vasorum, Crenosoma vulpis, Eucoleus aerophilus) infections of wild red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in central Germany.Parasites & vectors · 2018Article
- Endoparasites of Wild Mammals Sheltered in Wildlife Hospitals and Rehabilitation Centres in Greece.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2017Article
- First findings ofInternational journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2016Article
- Recurrent patent infections with Toxocara canis in household dogs older than six months: a prospective study.Parasites & vectors · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is host to a community of zoonotic and other helminth species. Tracking their community structure and dynamics over decades is one way to monitor the long term risk of parasitic infectious diseases relevant to public and veterinary health.
methodsWe identified 17 helminth species from 136 foxes by mucosal scraping, centrifugal sedimentation/flotation and the washing and sieving technique. We applied rarefaction analysis to our samples and compared the resulting curve to the helminth community reported in literature 35 years ago.
resultsFox helminth species significantly increased in number in the last 35 years (p-value <0.025). Toxascaris leonina, Mesocestoides litteratus, Trichuris vulpis and Angiostrongylus vasorum are four new veterinary-relevant species. The zoonotic fox tapeworm (E. multilocularis) was found outside the previously described endemic regions in the Netherlands.
conclusionsHelminth fauna in Dutch red foxes increased in biodiversity over the last three decades.
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