in the red fox () in Slovenia

Aleksandra Vergles Rataj (1) , Andrej Bidovec (2) , Diana Žele (2) , Gorazd Vengušt (2)

1 Institute for Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty
2 Institute for Breeding and Health Care of Wild Animals, Fishes and Bees, Veterinary Faculty

Using the parasitological washing out method, we examined the intestines of 428 red foxes () for the presence of (Leuckart 1863) and found that the overall prevalence was 2.6% (confidence interval 95% 1.3-4.5%). This is the first extended research reporting on the presence of in the Slovenian fox population.

Mots clés: Zoonosis; Tapeworm; Fox

Aleksandra Vergles Rataj, Andrej Bidovec, Diana Žele, Gorazd Vengušt. in the red fox () in Slovenia. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2010, 56 (5), pp.819-822. ⟨10.1007/s10344-010-0417-6⟩. ⟨hal-00606282⟩