Echinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) in humans, has b... more Echinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) in humans, has been found in 4.8% of 561 red foxes originating from various regions of Romania. Infected foxes were identified in 8 of 15 counties with average prevalence rates between 1.7% and 14.6%. In previous studies, E. multilocularis was not found in 535 foxes from three counties, but larval stages (metacestodes) were present in four species of rodents. Furthermore, AE was diagnosed in two patients. Experiences from other European regions indicate that several factors (such as increasing fox populations with higher parasite prevalences and urban cycles of the parasite) may result in an increased infection risk for humans.
The occurrence of the zoonotic tapeworm, Echinococcus multilocularis in definitive hosts, in inte... more The occurrence of the zoonotic tapeworm, Echinococcus multilocularis in definitive hosts, in intermediate or aberrant hosts, has been described in many east-European countries. So far, the adult stage of the parasite was not reported in red foxes from Romania. Therefore, between August 2007 and March 2010, we have investigated 561 European red foxes (Vulpes vulpes L.) for intestinal helminths. The small intestines of the investigated foxes were infected in 14.97% with trematodes, 91.08% with cestodes and 91.44% with nematodes.
Echinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) in humans, has b... more Echinococcus multilocularis, the causative agent of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) in humans, has been found in 4.8% of 561 red foxes originating from various regions of Romania. Infected foxes were identified in 8 of 15 counties with average prevalence rates between 1.7% and 14.6%. In previous studies, E. multilocularis was not found in 535 foxes from three counties, but larval stages (metacestodes) were present in four species of rodents. Furthermore, AE was diagnosed in two patients. Experiences from other European regions indicate that several factors (such as increasing fox populations with higher parasite prevalences and urban cycles of the parasite) may result in an increased infection risk for humans.
The occurrence of the zoonotic tapeworm, Echinococcus multilocularis in definitive hosts, in inte... more The occurrence of the zoonotic tapeworm, Echinococcus multilocularis in definitive hosts, in intermediate or aberrant hosts, has been described in many east-European countries. So far, the adult stage of the parasite was not reported in red foxes from Romania. Therefore, between August 2007 and March 2010, we have investigated 561 European red foxes (Vulpes vulpes L.) for intestinal helminths. The small intestines of the investigated foxes were infected in 14.97% with trematodes, 91.08% with cestodes and 91.44% with nematodes.
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