| 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 |
| [the helminth fauna of the red fox (vulpes vulpes linne, 1758) in nordhessen and ostwestfalen. 2. nematodes]. | between november 1989 and june 1990 a total number of 397 foxes were examined for the presence of nematodes in the stomach and the small intestine and 403 foxes for the presence of trichinella spiralis larvae. the animals came from the districts of kassel, arnsberg and detmold. in 32.7% of the foxes infections with toxocara canis were found, in 11.1% toxascaris leonina, in 3.8% ancylostoma caninum, in 3.5% uncinaria stenocephala and in 2.3% capillaria species. in most cases the number of nematod ... | 1992 | 1459030 |
| [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 |
| [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 |
| helminth parasites of wild foxes (vulpes vulpes l.) in the netherlands. | to study the helminth fauna of wild foxes (vulpes vulpes) in the netherlands, material was collected from 139 foxes. the following parasites were found. cestodes: taenia spp. 53.3%, hymenolepis spp. 1.5%; trematodes: alaria alata 10.9%, cryptocotyle lingua 3.6%, euparyphium melis 1.5%, apophallus donicus 0.7%; nematodes: toxocara canis 73.7%, uncinaria stenocephala 59.9%, capillaria aerophila 46.8%, c. plica 23.5%, molineus patens 5.1%, crenosoma vulpis 4.5%, strongyloides spp. 0.7%. the tapewor ... | 1984 | 6741217 |
| the intestinal helminths of the red fox and some other carnivores in southwest germany. | in south-west germany between 1975 and 1980, 3,573 red foxes (vulpes vulpes), 84 badgers (meles meles), 47 stone martens (martes foina), and 387 cats (felis catus) were examined for intestinal helminths. in foxes the extent of infections was: taenia crassiceps 24%, t. polyacantha 8%, t. taeniaeformis 0.6%, t. serialis 0.5%, mesocestoides leptothylacus 20%, mesocestoides sp. 0.2%, toxocara canis 32%, toxascaris leonina 3%, uncinaria stenocephala 26%. one to three foxes harboured t. hydatigena, t. ... | 1982 | 7072323 |
| [helminths of the common fox (vulpes vulpes l.) from the massif central (france) (author's transl)]. | sixty nine wild foxes originating from auvergne for the period january 1977 to january 1978 have shown intestinal parasites in the proportion of 76,8 per cent. 59,4 per cent are invaded with cestodes; 72,4 per cent with nematodes and none with trematodes. the list of the identified species is following: 1. cestodes. a) adults and fertile forms of: mesocestoides litteratus in 27,5 per cent of the hosts; taenia crassiceps in 15,9 p.c.; t. polyacantha in 27,5 p.c.; echinococcus multilocularis in 7, ... | 1980 | 7458165 |
| 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 |
| [the helminth fauna of red foxes (vulpes vulpes linne 1758) in the administrative district of karlsruhe. 2. nematodes]. | between february 1989 and january 1990 a total of 801 foxes were examined for the presence of nematodes in the stomach and the small intestine and 835 foxes for the presence of trichinella spiralis larvae. the animals came from the german federal administration area of karlsruhe. the following nematodes in order of frequency were found: toxocara canis (30.2%), uncinaria stenocephala (24.3%), toxascaris leonina (2.0%) and ancyclostoma caninum (1.1%). the investigation of the muscles of all animal ... | 1994 | 7956813 |
| intestinal helminths of the red fox (vulpes vulpes l.) in galicia (northwest spain). | the intestinal helminth fauna of 201 specimens of vulpes vulpes, captured in galicia (northwest spain), was investigated. eight species were found: toxocara canis (23% of host specimens), toxocara cati (0.5%), toxascaris leonina (1%), uncinaria stenocephala (28%), seuratascaris numidica (0.5%), taenia crassiceps (23%), mesocestoides litteratus (2.5%) and dipylidium caninum (0.5%). we discuss possible relationships between human population density and the prevalence of infection of fox by intesti ... | 1995 | 8834508 |
| a helminthological survey of wild red foxes (vulpes vulpes) from the metropolitan area of copenhagen. | sixty-eight red foxes were collected from the metropolitan area of copenhagen and examined for helminth infections. standard faecal flotations for intestinal parasites gave the following results: strongyle eggs (75.0%), capillaria eggs (36.8%), toxocara eggs (23.5%), taenia eggs (1.5%), and coccidia oocysts (2.9%). gastrointestinal helminths were collected from 21 of the 68 foxes with the following specimens found: uncinaria stenocephala (85.7%), toxocara canis (81.0%), taenia spp. (38.1%), meso ... | 1996 | 8960222 |
| [helminth fauna of red foxes (vulpes vulpes linne 1758) in southern saxony--2: nematodes]. | 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. | 1997 | 9471417 |
| helminths of foxes and other wild carnivores from rural areas in greece. | twenty species of helminth parasites were identified from fox, wolf, jackal and wild cat material collected in greece. of the 314 foxes (vulpes vulpes) examined, 18 helminth species were recovered comprising one trematode, eight cestodes, seven nematodes and two acanthocephalans, with the cestode species mesocestoides sp. (73.2%), joyeuxiella echinorhynchoides (24.5%) and the nematode species uncinaria stenocephala (43.9%), and toxara canis (28.6%) being the most prevalent. five cestode and thre ... | 1997 | 9705680 |
| prevalence of intestinal helminths of dogs and foxes from jordan. | necropsy of 340 stray and semi-stray dogs (canis familiaris) and nine red foxes (vulpes vulpes) from jordan revealed that 239 dogs (70.3%) and all foxes were infected with at least one intestinal helminth species. no trematodes were found in the intestine of these hosts. the overall infection rates with cestodes, nematodes and acanthocephalans in dogs were 66.8%, 4.4% and 2.9%, respectively. the following cestodes were identified: echinococcus granulosus (9.4%), taenia pisiformis (11.8%), t. hyd ... | 1999 | 10540955 |
| red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in ireland as hosts for parasites of potential zoonotic and veterinary significance. | intestinal washes, faecal flotations and serological examinations for antibodies to toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum were used to assess the prevalence of parasites in carcases of foxes killed on roads or shot in the dublin area and surrounding counties. the ascarids uncinaria stenocephala and toxocara canis were prevalent, as was the trematode alaria alata. taenia species, eggs of capillaria species and sporocysts of sarcocystis species were also found. only one fox out of 70 examined was ... | 2001 | 11808662 |
| helminth fauna of the red fox (vulpes vulpes linnaeus, 1758) in southern belarus. | we examined 94 carcasses of and 1,213 faecal samples from red foxes collected between 1981 and 2001 in natural and transformed ecosystems in the southern part of belarus. a total of 32 helminth species were found. of these, the most common were alaria alata, pearsonema plica, taenia crassiceps, toxocara canis, trichinella spp. larvae and uncinaria stenocephala. all species are significant for medical and veterinary health. | 2003 | 12474048 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| [red fox (vulpes vulpes) as reservoir of parasites and source of zoonosis]. | red fox (vulpes vulpes) as reservoir of parasites and source of zoonosis. this review presents data from europe and poland on the prevalence of helminth and protozoan parasites in red foxes (vulpes vulpes). the most common nematodes were geohelminths: uncinaria stenocephala, toxocara canis and toxocara leonina. as concerning trichinella genus t. britovi was found more often than t. spiralis. among tapeworms the following species were recorded: mesocestoides lineatus, taenia sp., and echinococcus ... | 2005 | 16838621 |
| [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 |
| influence of urbanization on the epidemiology of intestinal helminths of the red fox (vulpes vulpes) in geneva, switzerland. | dixenous helminths that depend on rodent intermediate hosts are supposed to be negatively affected by urbanization due to lower supply of rodents in urbanized environments. prevalence rates of dixenous, non-strictly monoxenous, and monoxenous helminths in 228 red foxes (vulpes vulpes) along a gradient of increasing urbanization were assessed by morphological parasite identification in the city of geneva, switzerland. multivariate analyses for the five most prevalent helminth species or genera re ... | 2007 | 17393184 |
| [molecular and morphological comparison of hookworms from genus uncinaria invading red fox (vulpes vulpes) and dog (canis familiaris)]. | two species of hookworms from genus uncinaria have been found so far in poland. uncinaria stenocephala infects mainly dog, wolf and red fox, whereas uncinaria criniformis is a parasite of mustelids (but it was also reported from red fox). 19 male and 29 female hookworms from red foxes have been compared with 10 male and 12 female worms from dogs. hookworms from dogs were generally smaller than these from foxes, but no other morphological differences could be found. these hookworms were qualified ... | 2006 | 17432625 |
| endoparasites of red fox (vulpes vulpes) in central italy. | a parasitologic study on 129 red foxes (vulpes vulpes) from tuscany (central italy) was carried out in 2004-2006. five intestinal species were found at necropsy: dipylidium caninum (prevalence 57.3%), mesocestoides lineatus (45.4%), uncinaria stenocephala (39.1%), toxocara canis (9.1%), and toxascaris leonina (5.4%). other parasites not associated with the intestine included crenosoma vulpis (14.7%), capillaria aerophila (7.0%), angiostrongylus vasorum (7.0%), and filarial parasites (17.8%). cop ... | 2009 | 19617506 |
| 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 |
| Helminths of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Lithuania. | SUMMARYRed foxes and raccoon dogs are hosts for a wide range of parasites including important zoonotic helminths. The raccoon dog has recently invaded into Europe from the east. The contribution of this exotic species to the epidemiology of parasitic diseases, particularly parasitic zoonoses is unknown. The helminth fauna and the abundance of helminth infections were determined in 310 carcasses of hunted red foxes and 99 of raccoon dogs ... | 2011 | 21996514 |
| echinococcus multilocularis and other zoonotic parasites in red foxes in estonia. | red fox (vulpes vulpes) is the most widely distributed canid in the world and an important source of multiple zoonotic pathogens capable of causing life-threatening diseases, such as rabies and alveolar echinococcosis. informing general public of potential risks related to foxes is becoming more important since the fox densities have increased in many countries and the species is colonizing urban areas in europe and around the world with increasing pace, bringing zoonotic pathogens to the immedi ... | 2016 | 27279259 |
| endoparasites of the raccoon dog (nyctereutes procyonoides) and the red fox (vulpes vulpes) in denmark 2009-2012 - a comparative study. | invasive species negatively influence the biodiversity of the ecosystems they invade and may introduce pathogens to native species. raccoon dogs have very successfully invaded europe, including, recently, denmark. this study included analyses of gastrointestinal helminths and trichinella spp. from 99 raccoon dogs and 384 native red foxes collected from october 2009 to march 2012. the sedimentation and counting method used revealed that raccoon dogs and foxes harboured 9 and 13 different helminth ... | 2013 | 24533328 |
| 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 |
| infections with cardiopulmonary and intestinal helminths and sarcoptic mange in red foxes from two different localities in denmark. | monitoring parasitic infections in the red fox is essential for obtaining baseline knowledge on the spread of diseases of veterinary and medical importance. in this study, screening for cardiopulmonary and intestinal helminths and sarcoptic mange (sarcoptes scabiei) was done on 118 foxes originating from two distinct localities in denmark, (copenhagen) greater area and southern jutland. fifteen parasite species were recorded in 116 foxes (98.3%), nine parasitic species are of zoonotic potential. ... | 2014 | 24570055 |
| 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 |
| fecal shedding of toxocara canis and other parasites in foxes and coyotes on prince edward island, canada. | knowledge of parasites shed by wild canids can assist in recognizing risk to human and domestic animal health. our aim was to estimate the prevalence of patent infections with toxocara canis and other parasites in foxes (vulpes vulpes) and coyotes (canis latrans) in prince edward island, canada. identification of parasite species was based on microscopic examination of feces, with the use of a sucrose fecal flotation method. sample collection was performed in winter on carcasses of 271 and 185 h ... | 2013 | 23568915 |
| 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 |
| environmental conditions predict helminth prevalence in red foxes in western australia. | red foxes (vulpes vulpes) are the most common and widely distributed wild carnivore worldwide. these predators harbour a wide range of parasites, many of which may have important conservation, agricultural and zoonotic repercussions. this project investigated the occurrence of helminth parasites from the intestines of 147 red foxes across 14 sampling localities of southwest western australia. helminth parasites were detected in 58% of fox intestines: dipylidium caninum (27.7% of foxes), uncinari ... | 2013 | 24533331 |