Luty T
Veterinary Clinic, Murowana Goslina, Poland.
J Helminthol. 2001 Jun;75(2):153-6.
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 15 red foxes (16%). Toxocara canis was found most frequently in puppies up to 3 months old (58%) and T. cati in kittens 4-6 months old (64%). Toxocariasis was much more prevalent amongst adult foxes (14%) than adult dogs (3%). In contrast to cats, female dogs and foxes were less infected than males. The present study suggests that cats may constitute an underestimated risk of transmission of Toxocara spp. to humans and the progressive synatropization of red foxes may also increase the sources of environmental contamination with Toxocara eggs.
1997年至1998年期间，对波兹南地区的445只狗、105只猫和92只狐狸进行了弓蛔虫病患病率评估。41只猫受到感染（39%），140只狗（32%），15只赤狐（16%）。犬弓蛔虫最常见于3个月龄以下的幼犬（58%），而猫弓蛔虫则最常见于4至6个月龄的小猫（64%）。弓蛔虫病在成年狐狸中的患病率（14%）远高于成年狗（3%）。与猫不同的是，雌性狗和狐狸的感染率低于雄性。本研究表明，猫可能构成了向人类传播弓蛔虫属的风险被低估的情况，并且赤狐的渐进性适应共生现象也可能增加环境中弓蛔虫卵的污染来源。
