Publications

helminth parasites of the fox (vulpes vulpes) in new south wales.	a total of 930 foxes (vulpes vulpes) from new south wales were examined for the presence of gastro-intestinal helminth parasites. the cestodes were represented by taenia pisiformis with a prevalence of 15.7%, t. serialis (22.6%), t. taeniaeformis (0.1%), spirometra erinacei (28.7%) and dipylidium caninum (8.3%). no specimens of t. ovis, t. hydatigena or echinococcus granulosus were encountered. toxocara canis was the most prevalent nematode and occurred in 35.2% of foxes. other nematodes encount ...	1976	985241
[parasites present in foxes (vulpes vulpes) of the province of forli].	in the period march 1983 - march 1984 a parasitological survey was carried out on 103 foxes killed in the forli province (italy). the parasites identified were: toxocara canis (45.6%); uncinaria stenocephala (14.6%); mesocestoides lineatus (9.7%); dipylidium caninum (2.9%); taenia crassiceps (2.9%); trichuris vulpis (2.9%). out of all the cestodes found in 7 animals the authors identified only genus taenia since their preservation conditions were not optimal. other 13 subjects contained many ces ...	1985	3870647
[epidemiology of alveolar echinococcosis in france. 1. intestinal helminths in the red fox (vulpes vulpes l.) from haute-savoie].	in the course of an epidemiological survey concerning the alveolar echinococcosis and its causative agent, echinococcus multilocularis, the autopsies of 150 wild red foxes captured in the department of the haute-savoie between december 1983 and august 1988 disclosed 139 cases of intestinal helminthiasis with cestodes and nematodes; no trematode was found. multiple infections were frequent. the cestoda recorded consist of the following species: taenia crassiceps: 44 cases (29%); echinococcus mult ...	1990	2344133
epidemiological studies on intestinal helminth parasites of rural and urban red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in the united kingdom.	an epidemiological study of intestinal helminths in 843 foxes (vulpes vulpes) from southern england revealed the presence of 13 parasite species: five nematodes--toxocara canis (prevalence 55.9%), toxascaris leonina (1.5%), uncinaria stenocephala (68.0%), trichuris vulpis (0.5%) and capillaria aerophila (0.2%); four cestodes--taenia pisiformis (13.8%), taenia hydatigena (2.5%), echinococcus granulosus (0.1%) and dipylidium caninum (3.8%); two trematodes--brachylaima recurva (2.9%) and cryptocoty ...	1995	7571336
a parasitological survey of wild red foxes (vulpes vulpes) from the province of guadalajara, spain.	an epizootiological survey of leishmaniosis, coccidiosis and parasitic helminths in 67 foxes (vulpes vulpes) was conducted in guadalajara (central spain). examination for parasitic protozoa revealed prevalences of 74% leishmania (determined by molecular methods) and 2.9% coccidia oocysts (fecal flotation). survey of parasitic helminths (fecal flotation/necropsy) demonstrated the presence of nine species, including six nematodes, two cestodes and one trematode. nematodes were the most common para ...	2000	10996735
prevalence of zoonotic important parasites in the red fox (vulpes vulpes) in great britain.	a national necropsy survey of red foxes was carried out across great britain to record echinococcus, trichinella and toxoplasma. the survey did not record directly, or indirectly using coproantigen/pcr tests, evidence for the presence of echinococcus multilocularis in 588 animals, although e. granulosus was suspected in six animals. parasitological evidence for trichinella spp. could not be found in 587 fox muscle digests, and a specific pcr test also failed to detect toxoplasma in a sub-set of ...	2003	14651882
[the occurrence of intestinal nematodes in red foxes in the western pomerania].	in the period from november 2004 to march 2005 the prevalence of gastro-intestinal nematodes of 165 foxes (vulpes vulpes l.) from the pomerania region was examined. these parasites were found in 66.1% of examined foxes. toxocara canis was the most frequent parasite and was observed in 33.9% of examined animals. toxascaris leonina was found in 1.2%, uncinaria stenocephala in 25.5%, ancylostoma caninum in 6.7 and trichuris vulpis in 10.3% of the examined foxes.	2005	16913531
helminths of red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in denmark.	an epidemiological study of helminths in 1040 red foxes collected from various localities in denmark during 1997-2002, revealed 21 helminth species at autopsy, including nine nematode species: capillaria plica (prevalence 80.5%), capillaria aerophila (74.1%), crenosoma vulpis (17.4%), angiostrongylus vasorum (48.6% from northern zealand (endemic area)), toxocara canis (59.4%), toxascaris leonina (0.6%), uncinaria stenocephala (68.6%), ancylostoma caninum (0.6%), and trichuris vulpis (0.5%); seve ...	2006	16580775
potential risk of zoonotic infections in recreational areas visited by sus scrofa and vulpes vulpes. case study--wolin island, poland.	the relation between intestinal parasite prevalence in wild boars and red foxes and the sanitary condition of the soil in recreational estates were determined. the analysis was made based on 36 samples of boar faeces and 22 samples of fox faeces, collected in their habitat as well as 60 samples of soil from two recreational areas. two methods were used for faecal samples--flotation and direct faecal smear; and flotation in nano3 for soil samples examination. zoonotic nematode eggs were recovered ...	2010	21174955
a survey of intestinal helminths in wild carnivores from the tatra national park, southern poland.	from january 2011 to july 2012, 144 faecal samples of wild carnivores from the tatra national park were examined to evaluate the prevalence of intestinal helminths--72 of wolves (canis lupus), 45 of red foxes (vulpes vulpes), 15 of pine martens (martes martes) and 12 of brown bears (ursus arctos). in wolves, monospecific infection with trichuris vulpis (13.9%), toxocara canis (6.9%), ancylostoma/uncinaria (5.6%) and taeniids (1.4%) was revealed. in red foxes, the most prevalent infection was 7 v ...	2013	24791342
a coprological survey of parasites of wild carnivores in ireland.	the increasing movement of people to wilderness areas, shrinking of wildlife habitats and the resulting urbanisation of wildlife has led to growing concerns about the transfer of parasitic diseases, particularly from contaminated faeces. faecal samples from wild carnivores in ireland were examined for the presence of protozoan and nematode parasites. red fox (vulpes vulpes) samples (n = 91) were positive for uncinaria stenocephala (38%), eucoleus aerophilus (26%), toxocara canis (20%), trichuris ...	2013	23900557
intestinal parasites of the red fox (vulpes vulpes) in slovenia.	in the present study, 428 foxes were collected and examined for intestinal helminths using the washing-out method. parasites were found in 93.2% of the examined animals. the most frequently identified nematodes were uncinaria stenocephala (58.9%), toxocara canis (38.3%) and molineus patens (30.6%). other nematodes found were pterygodermatites affinis (4.2%), capillaria sp. (2.8%), crenosoma vulpis (2.8%), toxascaris leonina (2.5%), trichuris vulpis (0.7%) and physaloptera sp. (0.2%). mesocestoid ...	2013	23974942
increase in number of helminth species from dutch red foxes over a 35-year period.	the red fox (vulpes vulpes) is host to a community of zoonotic and other helminth species. tracking their community structure and dynamics over decades is one way to monitor the long term risk of parasitic infectious diseases relevant to public and veterinary health.	2014	24708710
intestinal helminths of golden jackals and red foxes from tunisia.	forty wild canids including 31 golden jackals (canis aureus linné, 1758) and 9 red foxes (vulpes vulpes linné, 1758) collected between 2008 and 2011 in the northeast, northwest and center of tunisia were necropsied and examined for intestinal helminth parasites. all jackals and foxes were found infected with a prevalence rate of 95% for cestodes, 82.5% for nematodes and 7.5% for acanthocephalans. a total of twelve helminth species were recorded in red foxes: cestodes, dipylidium caninum (55.6%), ...	2014	24938826
endoparasitic fauna of red foxes (vulpes vulpes) and golden jackals (canis aureus) in serbia.	wild canides have a high epizootiological - epidemiological significance, considering that they are hosts for some parasites which spread vector born diseases. increased frequency of certain interactions between domestic and wild canides increases the risk of occurrence, spreading and maintaining the infection of parasitic etiology in domestic canides. the research was conducted in 232 wild canides (172 red foxes and 60 golden jackals). the examined material was sampled from foxes and jackals, w ...	2016	27078664
parasite species of the endangered iberian wolf (canis lupus signatus) and a sympatric widespread carnivore.	parasites have a profound impact on wildlife population dynamics. however, until some years ago, studies on the occurrence and prevalence of wildlife parasites were neglected comparatively with the studies on humans and domestic animals. in this study, we determined the parasite prevalence of two sympatric wild canids: the endangered iberian wolf (canis lupus signatus) and the widespread red fox (vulpes vulpes), in central portugal. from november 2014 to july 2015, fresh fecal samples from both ...	2016	27358768