| [a case of echinococcus granulosus hydatid cyst in a zoo born dromedary in the berlin-fridrichsfelde zoo]. | in germany, the threat to human health by the small fox tapeworm (echinococcus multilocularis) has been increasingly discussed in the last few years. on the other hand, the hydatid worm of the dog (echinococcus granulosus) became more and more rare in germany and was often declared to be eradicated. this paper presents a case of hydatid infection of the lung in an adult dromedary (camelus dromedarius), which was born and kept all its life at tierpark berlin-friedrichsfelde. questions connected w ... | 1998 | 9542809 |
| [parasite fauna of red foxes in berlin (west)]. | the infestation with ecto- and endoparasites of red foxes in berlin (west) was investigated. as shown by post mortems of 100 animals (47 males and 53 females), none of them was found to be free of parasites. with regard to ectoparasites, 3 species of ixodes ticks, 7 flea species, one species of biting lice and mite species were demonstrated. the sarcoptic mange is often inducing the death of the foxes and is considered to be a limiting factor of the population increment. concerning endoparasites ... | 1991 | 1872791 |