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A comparative study of helminths of raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procynoides) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) sharing the same territory

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Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Schuster, Rolf Karl, Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Shimalov, Vladimir Vasilievich, Faculty of Educational Science, Brest State University, Brest, Belarus·2017·Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease
DOI 10.12980/apjtd.7.2017d7-259
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Objective: To compare the helminth fauna of raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procynoides) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) originating from the Uckermark distict, a rural area in the northeastern part of Germany.Methods: Internal organs of 101 legally hunted raccoon dogs and 144 red foxes were examined for helminths by helminthological dissection.Results: In total, 18 helminth species were detected of which 14 were present in raccoon dogs and 17 were detected in red foxes.In both host species, Mesocestoides litteratus, Uncinaria stenocephala and Toxocara canis occurred in comparably high prevalences.Significant differences in prevalence were seen in Isthmiophora melis and Alaria alata that were more often diagnosed in raccoon dogs and Taenia polyacantha that was more frequent in red foxes.Echinococcus multilocularis was present in both hosts in low prevalence.Conclusions: Both canid hosts sharing the same territories have a similar helminth spectrum.Differences in prevalence and abundance can be explained with distinct.

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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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Central Veterinary Research Laboratory, D., Schuster, R. K., Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, F. U. B., Shimalov, V. V., & Faculty of Educational Science, B. S. U.
Affiliations
  • Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (AE)
  • Brest State A.S. Pushkin University (BY)
Corresponding author
Schuster, Rolf Karl
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Venue
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease
Publisher
Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine Press
Published
2017-11-27
Volume
7
Issue
12
Pages
708-714
ISSN
2222-1808 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.12980/apjtd.7.2017d7-259
OpenAlex
W2770636553
Cited by
10
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1
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FWCI
1.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
Keywords
helminths, Nyctereutes procyonoides, red fox, shared territory, helminth prevalence, Uncinaria stenocephala, Toxocara canis, Alaria alata, Taenia polyacantha, Echinococcus multilocularis, Uckermark

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