Occurrence of Echinococcus multilocularis (Cestoda, Taeniidae) in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Western Ukraine

Kharchenko, V. A.; Kornyushin, V. V.; Varodi, E. I.; Malega, Oleksandr M.

doi:10.2478/s11686-008-0008-9

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“…In southern areas bordering with northern Slovakia the prevalence exceeds 40.0 % (Borecka et al, 2008). Karamon et al (2010) in recent survey found a significant increase in prevalence in eastern Poland in Lubelskie province (from 1.0 % to 18.2 %). Since 1992, 76 human alveolar echinococcosis cases were diagnosed in Poland.…”

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“…In 2008 was reported the first finding of E. multilocularis also in western region of Ukraine bordering the eastern Slovakia. Considering that no human cases are registered from this area to date, a new focus of infection is supposed to arise only recently (Kharchenko et al, 2008). An extensive research of alveolar echinococcosis was in progress in 2008 and 2009 in Hungary.…”

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Fox tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis) in Slovakia — summarizing the long-term monitoring

Miterpáková

Dubinský

2011

Helminthologia

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155 SummaryDetailed epidemiological survey on distribution of fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis was carried out in the territory of Slovakia between 2000 and 2010. A total of 4 761 red foxes from all districts of Slovakia were investigated using modified sedimentation and counting method. E. multilocularis was found in small intestines of 1 441 animals that represent an overall prevalence of 30.3 %. The number of tapeworms found in individual foxes varied between 1 and 245 000 specimens with mean worm burden of 1 777. The results of decennial epizootological research confirmed the existence of highly endemic localities with E. multilocularis occurrence in northern regions of Slovakia. Till today, 16 human cases of alveolar echinococcosis were registered whereas 14 of them were diagnosed in patients living in endemic localities. Samples collecting and storageRed foxes from all regions of Slovakia were hunted within the control of the effect of antirabic vaccination. Animals were transported to the State Veterinary and Food Services HELMINTHOLOGIA, 48,

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Fox tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis) in Slovakia — summarizing the long-term monitoring

Miterpáková

Dubinský

2011

Helminthologia

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“…In comparison to the prevalence of infection in foxes in Belgium (24.55%) [33], Switzerland (47%–67%) [26], Ukraine (36%) [34], Kyrgyzstan (64%) [35], and Japan (49%) [36], it is assumed that Razavi Khorasan Province is hyperendemic for this tapeworm.…”

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Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA

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Background Echinococcus multilocularis is the source of alveolar echinococcosis, a potentially fatal zoonotic disease. This investigation assessed the presence of E. multilocularis infection in definitive hosts in the Chenaran region of Razavi Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran.Methodology/Principal FindingsFecal samples from 77 domestic and stray dogs and 14 wild carnivores were examined using the flotation/sieving method followed by multiplex PCR of mitochondrial genes. The intestinal scraping technique (IST) and the sedimentation and counting technique (SCT) revealed adult Echinococcus in the intestines of five of 10 jackals and of the single wolf examined. Three jackals were infected only with E. multilocularis but two, and the wolf, were infected with both E. multilocularis and E. granulosus. Multiplex PCR revealed E. multilocularis, E. granulosus, and Taenia spp. in 19, 24, and 28 fecal samples, respectively. Echinococcus multilocularis infection was detected in the feces of all wild carnivores sampled including nine jackals, three foxes, one wolf, one hyena, and five dogs (6.5%). Echinococcus granulosus was found in the fecal samples of 16.9% of dogs, 66.7% of jackals, and all of the foxes, the wolf, and the hyena. The feces of 16 (21.8%) dogs, 7 of 9 (77.8%) jackals, and all three foxes, one wolf and one hyena were infected with Taenia spp.Conclusions/SignificanceThe prevalence of E. multilocularis in wild carnivores of rural areas of the Chenaran region is high, indicating that the life cycle is being maintained in northeastern Iran with the red fox, jackal, wolf, hyena, and dog as definitive hosts.

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“…Ukraine (Kharchenko et al, 2008), Slovakia (Miterpáková et al, 2006), Poland (Malczewski et al, 2008), the Netherlands (Giessen et al, 1999;Borgsteede et al, 2003 ), Germany (Friedland et al, 1985), France (Houin et al, 1982), Switzerland (Hofer et al, 2000;Stieger et al, 2002), Belarus (Merkusheva & Bobkova, 1981;Shimalov & Shimalov, 2003), Russia (Key..., 1978), Estonia (Moks et al, 2005). Whether the range of E. multilocularis, as recognized today, is the result of an expansion or more intensive investigations is not known because of the lack of historical data.…”

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New data on the helminths of the muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) in Lithuania

Mažeika¹,

Kontenytė²,

Paulauskas³

2009

Estonian J. Ecol.

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Thirty-four muskrats, hunted in 2006-2007 on Rusnė Island, Lithuania, were examined for helminths. Eight helminth species were found: five trematodes (Echinostoma sp., Plagiorchis elegans, Skrjabinoplagiorchis ondatrae, Psilotrema spiculigerum, Psilotrema simillimum) and three cestodes (Hydatigera taeniaeformis, Tetratirotaenia polyacantha, Echinococcus multilocularis). All the species found are widely spread or are indigenous to Europe. The helminth fauna in the muskrat consisted of helminths hosted by a wide range of waterfowl and mammals. This was only the second time the cestode E. multilocularis, the causative agent of the serious zoonosis alveolar echinococcosis, was found in the muskrat in Lithuania.

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Occurrence of Echinococcus multilocularis (Cestoda, Taeniidae) in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Western Ukraine

Cited by 21 publications

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Fox tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis) in Slovakia — summarizing the long-term monitoring

Fox tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis) in Slovakia — summarizing the long-term monitoring

Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in Carnivores in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran Using Mitochondrial DNA

New data on the helminths of the muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) in Lithuania

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