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Intestinal helminths of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in north-west Italy

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Magi, M., Guardone, L., Mignone, W., Prati, M. C., Macchioni, F.·2016·Helminthologia
DOI 10.1515/helmin-2015-0073
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Summary A total of 180 foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from an area scarcely investigated of north-west Italy, were examined for intestinal helminths using sedimentation and counting technique (SCT). Faecal samples were submitted to centrifugation with 50 % zinc sulphate used as flotation solution. No fox was found completely negative for intestinal helminths. The most frequently identified nematodes were Uncinaria stenocephala (70.0 %), Molineus legerae (27.2 %), Toxocara canis (26.7 %), Toxascaris leonina (25.6 %), Trichuris vulpis (21.1 %), Aonchotheca putorii (8.9 %), Pterygodermatites affinis (5.6 %). Genus Mesocestoides (81.7 %), family Dilepididae (29.4 %) and Taenia spp. (8.3 %) were the most prevalent cestodes. All foxes were negative for E. multilocularis and E. granulosus. In two foxes trematodes belonging to the family Plagiorchidae were found. The study highlighted that foxes are hosts of intestinal helminths of veterinary and medical importance which may be transmitted to dogs and humans.

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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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    The Discussion reports a T. canis prevalence of 26.7% in north-west Italy and comparable values elsewhere in Europe, including 29.4% in Romania. But it explicitly says T. leonina prevalence (25.6%) was higher than in most surveys it cites, so similarity across both nematodes is overstated. The Polish-region comparison is attached to other citations in the citing sentence. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Magi, M., Guardone, L., Mignone, W., Prati, M. C., & Macchioni, F.
Affiliations
  • University of Pisa (IT)
  • Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte Liguria e Valle d'Aosta (IT)
  • Scuola Normale Superiore (IT)
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Venue
Helminthologia
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Published
2016-03-01
Volume
53
Issue
1
Pages
31-38
ISSN
  • 0440-6605 (ISSN-L)
  • 1336-9083
DOI
10.1515/helmin-2015-0073
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W2325659058
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17
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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
intestinal helminths, red fox, Uncinaria stenocephala, Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina, Trichuris vulpis, Mesocestoides, Taenia, Echinococcus multilocularis, Echinococcus granulosus, Plagiorchidae, cestodes, nematodes, zoonotic parasites, parasite prevalence, North-West Italy

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