Frequency distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis and other helminths of foxes in Kyrgyzstan

Ziadinov, I; Deplazes, P; Mathis, A; Mutunova, B; Abdykerimov, K; Nurgaziev, R; Torgerson, P R

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.04.006

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Ziadinov, I., Deplazes, P., Mathis, A., Mutunova, B., Abdykerimov, K., Nurgaziev, R., & Torgerson, P. R. (2010). Frequency distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis and other helminths of foxes in Kyrgyzstan. Veterinary Parasitology, 171(3–4), 286–292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.04.006

Abstract

Echinococcosis is a major emerging zoonosis in central Asia. A study of the helminth fauna of foxes from Naryn Oblast in central Kyrgyzstan was undertaken to investigate the abundance of Echinococcus multilocularis in a district where a high prevalence of this parasite had previously been detected in dogs. A total of 151 foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were investigated in a necropsy study. Of these 96 (64%) were infected with E. multilocularis with a mean abundance of 8669 parasites per fox. This indicates that red foxes are a major definitive