INVESTIGATIONS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF ECHIN OCOCCUS-MULTILOCULARIS IN THE RED FOX POPULATION OF LOWER SAXONY

Authors
VONKEYSERLINGK M THOMS B KORFER KH BRAUNE S
Citation
M. Vonkeyserlingk et al., INVESTIGATIONS OF THE OCCURRENCE OF ECHIN OCOCCUS-MULTILOCULARIS IN THE RED FOX POPULATION OF LOWER SAXONY, Tierarztliche Umschau, 53(4), 1998, pp. 202
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Tierarztliche Umschau → ACNP
ISSN journal
00493864
Volume
53
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0049-3864(1998)53:4<202:IOTOOE>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Since 1991, 5.365 red foxes in Lower Saxony were examined for the pres ence of Echinococcus multilocularis. The results indicated a widesprea d occurrence, but with a varying geographical prevalence with a lower prevalence in southern areas compared with northern areas. A comparabl e survey in muskrats indicated the epidemiological importance of this species as both an intermediate host and a distributor of this parasit e.