Wild carnivores as source of zoonotic helminths in north-eastern Italy |
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Authors: | A. R. Di Cerbo M. T. Manfredi M. Bregoli N. Ferro Milone M. Cova |
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Affiliation: | (1) Animal Pathology, Hygiene and Public Health (DIPAV) Department, General Pathology Section, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, Via Celoria 10, 20133 Milan, Italy;(2) Trento Section, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute, Via Lavisotto 129, Trento, Italy;(3) Belluno Section, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute, Via Cappellari 44/A, 32100 Belluno, Italy |
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Abstract: | Summary Two hundreds and sixty red foxes, eighteen badgers and eight stone martens from north-eastern Italy were examined for zoonotic parasites by SCT, with particular attention to Trichinella sp. and Echinococcus multilocularis. No adult worms of E. multilocularis were observed in the intestine of red foxes or mustelids. Out of 223 fox faecal samples analysed by a commercial CA-ELISA, 5.8 % was positive to Echinococcus coproantigens. Trichinella sp. was detected by digestion of muscle in 1.2 % of examined foxes (2/172), but not in mustelids (0/11). Toxocara canis, responsible for human toxocarosis, resulted to be common in fox population (48.5 %). This parasite was found both in young (53.3 % of cubs and 61.9 % of sub-adults) and in adult animals (42.7 %). Other zoonotic parasites as Uncinaria stenocephala (52.3 %) and Trichuris vulpis (0.4 %) were detected in fox populations. |
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Keywords: | red fox badger stone marten helminths zoonoses Italy |
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