Cardio-pulmonary nematodes of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) of Sardinia, Italy.
Parasitol Res
; 122(7): 1685-1688, 2023 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Cardio-pulmonary parasites, such as Angiostrongylus vasorum, Crenosoma vulpis, and Eucoleus aerophilus, pose a significant concern on account of pulmonary and cardiac problems they induce in dogs. While the red fox is known to be a key reservoir host for A. vasorum and may also play a role in transmitting C. vulpis and E. aerophilus, there has been no recent research on these parasites in foxes from Sardinia, with the most current studies dating back to 1986. A survey was conducted on red foxes in Sardinia, where a total of 51 foxes were collected, necropsied, and examined for adult worms in their hearts and lungs. The worms were identified using morphometric analysis and molecular methods. The results showed a 54.9% overall prevalence at dissection 45.1% of the foxes were positive for E. aerophilus, 17.6% for C. vulpis, and 13.7% for A. vasorum. The molecular analyses validated the morphological characterization. In comparison to previous research, which found 13 out of 85 foxes to be positive for A. vasorum with a prevalence rate of 15.3% and 1 for E. aerophilus with a prevalence of 1.2%, this study showed an increased prevalence of E. aerophilus and C. vulpis, and a decrease in the prevalence of A. vasorum. These results indicate that the red foxes in Sardinia represent a reservoir host for cardio-pulmonary nematodes and it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome in dogs.
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Raposas
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Coração
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Pulmão
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Metastrongyloidea
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Infecções por Nematoides
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
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Parasitol Res
Assunto da revista:
PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
País de afiliação:
Itália