| spatial and temporal aspects of urban transmission of echinococcus multilocularis. | high prevalences of echinococcus multilocularis have been reported from foxes of the city of zurich, switzerland. in order to characterize transmission in urban areas, a coproantigen elisa was evaluated for diagnosing the infection in fox faecal samples collected in the environment. in addition, trapped rodents were investigated for the presence of metacestodes. faecal samples could reliably be classified as being of fox origin by assessing physical properties as shown by the different parasite ... | 2002 | 12118719 |
| high prevalence of echinococcus multilocularis in urban red foxes (vulpes vulpes) and voles (arvicola terrestris) in the city of zürich, switzerland. | over a period of 26 months from january 1996 to february 1998, 388 foxes from the city of zürich, switzerland, were examined for intestinal infections with echinococcus multilocularis and other helminths. the prevalence of e. multilocularis in foxes sampled during winter increased significantly from 47% in the urban to 67% in the adjacent recreational area, whereas prevalence rates of other helminths were similar in both areas. seasonal differences in the prevalence of e. multilocularis were onl ... | 2000 | 10726275 |