Circulation of Toxocara spp. in suburban and rural ecosystems in the Slovak Republic
Abstract
Toxocara spp., the common roundworms of domestic and wild animals, are the causative agents of larval toxocarosis in humans. The migration of Toxocara larvae in men causes clinical syndrome, called larva migrans visceralis or larva migrans ocularis. The objective of the present work was to investigate the prevalence of toxocarosis in dogs, red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), and small mammals in the Slovak Republic. T. canis infection was diagnosed in 16.6% out of 145 dogs examined. Young animals showed significantly higher positivity (50.0%) than adults (12.4%). Coprological investigation of 310 red foxes showed 8.1% prevalence of T. canis, with higher occurrence in animals from rural conditions (8.6%) than from suburban environment (5.6%). Out of 710 small mammals examined, anti-Toxocara antibodies were detected in 7.7% of the animals. The most frequently seropositive species was Apodemus agrarius (15.9%). Seropositivity of small mammals from suburban localities was higher (10%) compared with rural areas (5.8%), with adult animals exhibiting higher seropositivity (8.0%) than subadults (6.8%). Our results have confirmed the importance of dogs, red foxes and small mammals in circulation of this serious helminthozoonosis in suburban and rural ecosystems.
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The increase of wild fox populations in sub-urban and urban areas is a driving force favouring the spread of canine ascarids.
“This is of particular importance also because some driving forces are nowadays favouring their spread, e.g. the increase of wild fox populations in sub-urban and urban areas.”
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Wild foxes may act as reservoirs and amplifiers of canine ascarids, reinforcing environmental contamination and risk of infection.
“For example, wild foxes may act as reservoirs and amplifiers of canine ascarids, thus they re-enforce environmental contamination and risk of infection [8].”
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- Authors
- Antolová, D., Reiterová, K., Miterpáková, M., Stanko, M., & Dubinský, P.
- Affiliations
- Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Corresponding author
- Antolová, D.
- Venue
- Veterinary Parasitology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2004-12
- Volume
- 126
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 317-324
- ISSN
- 0304-4017 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2032349048
- Cited by
- 66
- References
- 15
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Veterinary Parasitology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Vedecká Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR a SAV
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Keywords
- Toxocara canis, toxocariasis, visceral larva migrans, ocular larva migrans, dogs, red fox, small mammals, Apodemus agrarius, seroprevalence, Slovakia
- MeSH terms
- Age Factors, Animals, Animals, Domestic, Animals, Wild, Antibodies, Helminth, Dog Diseases, Dogs, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Feces, Female, Foxes, Male, Parasite Egg Count, Rural Health, Toxocara, Toxocariasis, Urban Health, Zoonoses, Prevalence, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Toxocara canis, Ecosystem, Slovakia
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