Helminths of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Lithuania
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Red foxes and raccoon dogs are hosts for a wide range of parasites including important zoonotic helminths. The raccoon dog has recently invaded into Europe from the east. The contribution of this exotic species to the epidemiology of parasitic diseases, particularly parasitic zoonoses is unknown. The helminth fauna and the abundance of helminth infections were determined in 310 carcasses of hunted red foxes and 99 of raccoon dogs from Lithuania. Both species were highly infected with Alaria alata (94·8% and 96·5% respectively) and Trichinella spp. (46·6% and 29·3%). High and significantly different prevalences in foxes and raccoon dogs were found for Eucoleus aerophilus (97·1% and 30·2% respectively), Crenosoma vulpis (53·8% and 15·1%), Capillaria plica (93·3% and 11·3%), C. putorii (29·4% and 51·5%), Toxocara canis (40·5% and 17·6%) and Uncinaria stenocephala (76·9% and 98·8%). The prevalences of the rodent-transmitted cestodes Echinococcus multilocularis, Taenia polyacantha, T. crassiceps and Mesocestoides spp. were significantly higher in foxes than in raccoon dogs. The abundances of E. multilocularis, Mesocestoides, Taenia, C. plica and E. aerophilus were higher in foxes than those in raccoon dogs. A. alata, U. stenocephala, C. putorii and Echinostomatidae had higher abundances in raccoon dogs. The difference in prevalence and abundance of helminths in both animals may reflect differences in host ecology and susceptibility. The data are consistent with red foxes playing a…
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The prevalence of Toxocara/Toxascaris nematodes in the study was similar to results obtained in other Polish regions and Europe.
“In the present study, the prevalence of these nematodes was similar to results obtained in other Polish regions [14,31,38,41] and Europe [1,2,3,8,10,13,16,19,37].”
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In other parts of Europe, the percentage of A. alata infected foxes differs depending on the investigation and region, from very high to moderate and low to areas where these trematodes were not detected.
“In other parts of Europe, the percentage of A. alata infected foxes differs depending on the investigation (and region) from very high [3,34], moderate, and low [1,8,12,18,19,35] to areas where these trematodes were not detected [17,36,37].”
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- Authors
- BRUŽINSKAITĖ-SCHMIDHALTER, R., ŠARKŪNAS, M., MALAKAUSKAS, A., MATHIS, A., TORGERSON, P. R., & DEPLAZES, P.
- Affiliations
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LT)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Corresponding author
- ŠARKŪNAS, MINDAUGAS
- Venue
- Parasitology
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2011-10-14
- Volume
- 139
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 120-127
- ISSN
- 0031-1820 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-8161
- OpenAlex
- W2016790196
- Cited by
- 132
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- FWCI
- 4.71
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.zora.uzh.ch
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- Parasitology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
- reroDoc Digital Library (submittedVersion)
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (submittedVersion)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Keywords
- helminths, red fox, Nyctereutes procyonoides, zoonotic helminths, Echinococcus multilocularis, Trichinella, Alaria alata, Eucoleus aerophilus, Crenosoma vulpis, Toxocara canis, Uncinaria stenocephala, Taenia, Mesocestoides, Echinostomatidae, helminth prevalence, invasive species, parasite transmission, Lithuania
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Female, Foxes, Helminthiasis, Animal, Helminths, Lithuania, Male, Prevalence, Raccoon Dogs
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