Filariosis in foxes in Italy
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Wild animals in which Dirofilaria infections were identified were predominantly canids like red foxes, golden jackals, and grey wolves.
“Furthermore, there are some wild animals in which Dirofilaria infections were identified, predominantly in canids like red foxes [4, 5, 51–62], golden jackals [52–55, 63, 64], and grey wolves [2, 3, 51, 52, 55, 65, 66].”
From Vectors, host range, and spatial distribution of Dirofilaria immitis and D. repens in Europe: a systematic review (2025) · cites this paper as [56]
Several studies suggest that red foxes are not suitable reservoir hosts for D. immitis or D. repens in some epidemiological settings.
“Similarly, several studies suggest that red foxes are not suitable reservoir hosts for D. immitis or D. repens in some epidemiological settings [25, 49, 58–60].”
From Role of golden jackals (Canis aureus) as natural reservoirs of Dirofilaria spp. in Romania (2016) · cites this paper as [58]
Foxes infected with both D. immitis and D. repens in Italy and foxes and jackals infected with D. immitis in Bulgaria have been found.
“Foxes infected with both D. immitis and D. repens in Italy (247, 254) and foxes and jackals infected with D. immitis in Bulgaria (reviewed in reference 261) have been found.”
From Human and animal dirofilariasis: The emergence of a zoonotic mosaic (2012) · cites this paper as [254]
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- Authors
- Marconcini, A., Magi, M., Macchioni, G., & Sassetti, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Pisa (IT)
- ORCID
- Magi, M.
- Venue
- Veterinary Research Communications
- Published
- 1996
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 316-319
- ISSN
- 0165-7380 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-7446
- OpenAlex
- W2072812208
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Veterinary Research Communications (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Research on Leishmaniasis Studies
- Keywords
- filariasis, foxes, wolf
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Dipetalonema Infections, Dirofilariasis, Female, Foxes, Italy, Male
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