[Helminth fauna of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes LINNE 1758) in southern Saxony--2: Nematodes]. / Zur Helminthenfauna des Rotfuchses (Vulpes vulpes LINNE 1758) im Süden Sachsen-Anhalts--Teil 2: Nematoden.

ABSTRACT

Between January 1993 and November 1994 a total of 1300 red foxes from the administrative districts Halle and Dessau were examined for the presence of nematodes in the stomach and the small intestine. The following nematodes were found Toxocara canis (26.5%), Toxascaris leonina (10.5%), Uncinaria stenocephala (15.9%) Ancylostoma caninum (1.7%). The search for Trichinella spp. larvae was negative in all 780 examined foxes.