Significance of the red fox as a natural reservoir of intestinal zoonoses in Vojvodina, Serbia.
Acta Vet Hung
; 67(4): 561-571, 2019 12.
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ABSTRACT
In the present study, 223 foxes were collected from various localities in the northern part of the Republic of Serbia (Vojvodina province) and examined for intestinal helminths. Among the examined foxes 178 (79.8%) were infected. The most frequently identified parasites were Mesocestoides spp. (49.3%) and Toxascaris leonina (36.3%). The parasite with the lowest prevalence was Pterygodermatites affinis (0.9%), and this is the first confirmed finding in Serbia. The other recovered species were Alaria alata (25.6%), Taenia spp. (6.3%), Echinococcus multilocularis (13%), Toxocara canis (16.6%) and Uncinaria stenocephala (14.8%). The highest number of foxes infected with E. multilocularis were in the Srem area. The results of this study indicate the presence of helminth species in red foxes in Vojvodina which may also infect humans.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Reservorios de Enfermedades
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Zoonosis
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Helmintiasis Animal
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Helmintos
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Parasitosis Intestinales
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
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En
Revista:
Acta Vet Hung
Año:
2019
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Article