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Prevalence of species of Toxocara in dogs, cats and red foxes from the Poznan region, Poland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 February 2017

T. Luty
T. Luty*
Affiliation:
Veterinary Clinic, Rogozinska 53, 62-095 Murowana Goslina, Poland
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*E-mail: lutyt@usa.net
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Abstract

The prevalence of toxocariasis was evaluated for 445 dogs, 105 cats and 92 foxes from the Poznan region during 1997–1998. Forty one cats were infected (39%), 140 dogs (32%) and 15 red foxes (16%). Toxocara canis was found most frequently in puppies up to 3 months old (58%) and T. cati in kittens 4–6 months old (64%). Toxocariasis was much more prevalent amongst adult foxes (14%) than adult dogs (3%). In contrast to cats, female dogs and foxes were less infected than males. The present study suggests that cats may constitute an underestimated risk of transmission of Toxocara spp. to humans and the progressive synatropization of red foxes may also increase the sources of environmental contamination with Toxocara eggs.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 75 , Issue 2 , June 2001 , pp. 153 - 156
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2001

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