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Intestinal helminths of raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from the Augustów Primeval Forest (north-eastern Poland)

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Karamon, Jacek, Samorek-Pieróg, Małgorzata, Moskwa, Bożena, Różycki, Mirosław, Bilska-Zając, Ewa, Zdybel, Jolanta, Włodarczyk, Magdalena·2016·Journal of Veterinary Research
DOI 10.1515/jvetres-2016-0042
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Introduction: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminths in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in the Augustów Primeval Forest (north-eastern Poland), with particular regard to zoonotic parasites. Material and Methods: Intestines from 53 raccoon dogs and 66 red foxes were examined with the use of sedimentation and counting technique (SCT). Samples of faeces from 51 red foxes and 50 raccoon dogs were examined with the use of flotation method. Results: Parasitic helminths were found by SCT in 98.5% of red foxes and 96.2% of raccoon dogs. Both species were infected with: Alaria alata (93.9% and 94.3%, respectively), hookworms (68.2% and 83.0%), Apophallus spp. (7.6% and 15.1%), Mesocestoides spp. (57.6% and 24.5%), Taenia spp. (40.9% and 1.9%), and Toxocara/Toxascaris nematodes (33.3% 15.1%). Echinococcus multilocularis was detected only in red foxes (6.1%), but trematodes Echinostomatidae and nematodes Molineus spp. only in raccoon dogs (18.9% and 41.5%, respectively). Additionally, Capillaria spp. eggs were detected by flotation method in 78.4% of foxes and 20.0% of raccoon dogs. Conclusion: The study showed a very high percentage of red foxes and raccoon dogs infected with intestinal helminths in the Augustów Primeval Forest. Moreover, dangerous zoonotic parasites also were found, which should be taken into consideration in the assessment of infection risk for humans in this region.

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  • Free-living red foxes are generally infected with more than one species of intestinal helminths, most often three or four coinfecting parasites.

    “It must be stressed that free-living red foxes are generally infected with more than one species of intestinal helminths, most often three or four coinfecting parasites [1,14,23].”

    From Distribution of Parasitic Helminths in the Small Intestine of the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) (2020) · cites this paper as [23]

    The Results report that only 4.6% of the red foxes studied had one parasite type and that three types were the most frequent count (43.9%). The Discussion says most animals had two, three, or four parasite types. These findings come from the Augustów Primeval Forest; they do not establish that free-living red foxes generally are most often infected with three or four. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Similar correlations connected with regions were observed in different studies conducted in Poland.

    “Similar correlations connected with regions were observed in different studies conducted in Poland [21,23,33].”

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Karamon, J., Samorek-Pieróg, M., Moskwa, B., Różycki, M., Bilska-Zając, E., Zdybel, J., & Włodarczyk, M.
Affiliations
  • National Veterinary Research Institute (PL)
  • W. Stefanski Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland
Corresponding author
Karamon, Jacek
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Venue
Journal of Veterinary Research
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Published
2016-09-01
Volume
60
Issue
3
Pages
273-277
ISSN
  • 0042-4870 (ISSN-L)
  • 2450-8608
DOI
10.1515/jvetres-2016-0042
OpenAlex
W2525901066
Cited by
19
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1
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FWCI
1.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Veterinary Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
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, Nyctereutes procyonoides, red fox, zoonotic parasites, helminth prevalence, Alaria alata, hookworm, Echinococcus multilocularis, Toxocara, Capillaria, Mesocestoides, wildlife parasites

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