THE HELMINTH FAUNA OF THE RED FOX (VULPES -VULPES LINNE 1758) IN THE SOUTH OF SAXE-ANHALT .1. CESTODES

Authors
PFEIFFER F KUSCHFELDT S STOYE M
Citation
F. Pfeiffer et al., THE HELMINTH FAUNA OF THE RED FOX (VULPES -VULPES LINNE 1758) IN THE SOUTH OF SAXE-ANHALT .1. CESTODES, DTW. Deutsche tierarztliche Wochenschrift, 104(10), 1997, pp. 445-448
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
DTW. Deutsche tierarztliche Wochenschrift → ACNP
ISSN journal
03416593
Volume
104
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
445 - 448
Database
ISI
SICI code
0341-6593(1997)104:10<445:THFOTR>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Between January 1993 and November 1994 a total of 1300 red foxes from the administrative districts Halle and Dessau were examined for the pr esence of Echinococcus multilocularis and other cestodes. Echinococcus multilocularis-infections were detected in only 4 of 1300 (0,3 %) fox es. Furthermore the following cestodes were found: Mesocestoides spp. (54,1 %), Taenia crassiceps (17,7 %), Taenia polyacantha (11,9 %), Hyd atigera taeniaeformis (0,2 %), Taenia serialis (0,15 %), Taenia pisifo rmis (0,15 %), not determinable taeniids (9,2 %), Dipylidium caninum ( 0,2 %)and Hymenolepis spp. (0,08 %).