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. 1992 Dec 1;33(4):357–362. doi: 10.1186/BF03547302

The Fox (Vulpes vulpes) as a Reservoir for Canine Angiostrongylosis in Denmark

Field survey and experimental infections

Feltundersøgelser og eksperimentelle infektioner til belysning af vildræven (Vulpes vulpes) som reservoir for angiostrongylose hos hunde i Danmark

G Bolt 1, J Monrad 1,✉, P Henriksen 1, H H Dietz 1, J Koch 1, E Bindseil 1, A L Jensen 2
PMCID: PMC8117834  PMID: 1488951

Abstract

Until recently, Angiostrongylus vasorum was not considered to be an endogenous Danish parasite, since demonstration of this worm had been confined to necropsy findings in 2 dogs, both of which had visited France. During the last 2 years, however, clinical cases have been diagnosed among a considerable number of Danish dogs, none of which had ever been outside Denmark. All these cases have occurred north of Copenhagen, where an endemic focus seems to exist. In this field survey A. vasorum was found for the first time in wild Danish red foxes. Furthermore, experimental infections showed that the parasite can be transferred between foxes and dogs. Consequently, the wild fox population must be considered a potential reservoir for transfer of A. vasorum to domestic dogs.

Keywords: Angiostrongylus vasorum, experimental transfer

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