Wild mustelids and canids are definitive hosts of Taenia and Versteria spp. while rodents act
as natural intermediate hosts. Rarely, larval stages of these parasites can cause serious …

Toxocara species are cosmopolitan nematode parasites of companion, domestic and wild
hosts. Of the 26 known species of Toxocara, only Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are …

The paperA taxonomic revision of the genus Taenia Linnaeus, 1758 s. str.'(Verster, 1969)
gives concise characterisations, together with drawings of rostellar hooks and the terminal …

The high prevalence of Toxocara in cats, dogs and foxes results in the contamination of soil
with infective eggs of Toxocara spp. which are found in soil samples from public and private …

Thirty-four helminth species were obtained from the helminthological analysis of 399 foxes
in the Iberian Peninsula. The species found were classified into three groups. Uncinaria …

In the present study, 428 foxes were collected and examined for intestinal helminths using
the washing-out method. Parasites were found in 93.2% of the examined animals. The most …

Fifty five red foxes were captured in Murcia province (Southeast Spain) and necropsied to
evaluate parasitic infections. Fifteen helminth species were found, including five cestodes …

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 …

(1) Background: Taenia crassiceps is a cosmopolitan tapeworm endemic to the northern
hemisphere with an indirect lifecycle. Its definitive hosts are carnivores, and its intermediate …

This study investigated the helminth fauna of the abdominal viscera and cavity of 484
flatfishes caught in three areas off northwest Spain: the inner third of the Muros Estuary (MI) …