| 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 |