Significance of the red fox as a natural reservoir of intestinal zoonoses in Vojvodina, Serbia
2019
Аутори:
Miljević, MilanBjelić Čabrilo, Olivera
Simin, Verica
Čabrilo, Borislav
Boganč Miljević, Jelena
Lalošević, Dušan
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Чланак у часопису (Објављена верзија)
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© 2019 by Akademiai Kiado
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In the present study, 223 foxes were collected from various localities in the northern part of the Republic of Serbia (Vojvodina province) and examined for intestinal helminths. Among the examined foxes 178 (79.8%) were infected. The most frequently identified parasites were Mesocestoides spp. (49.3%) and Toxascaris leonina (36.3%). The parasite with the lowest prevalence was Pterygodermatites affinis (0.9%), and this is the first confirmed finding in Serbia. The other recovered species were Alaria alata (25.6%), Taenia spp. (6.3%), Echinococcus multilocularis (13%), Toxocara canis (16.6%) and Uncinaria stenocephala (14.8%). The highest number of foxes infected with E. multilocularis were in the Srem area. The results of this study indicate the presence of helminth species in red foxes in Vojvodina which may also infect humans.
Кључне речи:
Carnivora; Red fox; Serbia; Vojvodina; Echinococcosis; HelminthИзвор:
Acta veterinaria Hungarica, 2019, 67, 4, 561-571
DOI: 10.1556/004.2019.055
ISSN: 0236-6290
PubMed: 31842603