Golinar Oven Irena, Gorišek Maja, Posedi Janez
Clinic for Ruminants and Pigs, Clinic for Reproduction and Large Animals, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia.
Unit for Parasitology, Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia; National Reference Laboratory for Parasites, National Veterinary Institute, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia.
Vet Parasitol. 2025 Apr;335:110424. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2025.110424. Epub 2025 Feb 17.
Trichinella spp. is the zoonotic agent that causes trichinellosis in humans. It is traditionally associated mainly with undercooked meat from susceptible species such as domestic and wild pigs and other wild animals containing Trichinella larvae. In the present study, we investigated the prevalence and species distribution of Trichinella spp. in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Slovenia during the 2020-2021 hunting season. Six hundred and eighty red fox samples were examined and the presence of Trichinella spp. larvae was confirmed in six cases (0.8 %). Using multiplex PCR, T. britovi was detected in five cases and T. nativa in one case. The occurrence of T. nativa on the southern side of the Alps is of great epidemiological importance and raises very important public health issues.
旋毛虫属是导致人类旋毛虫病的人畜共患病原体。传统上,它主要与来自易感物种(如家猪和野猪以及其他含有旋毛虫幼虫的野生动物)的未煮熟肉类有关。在本研究中,我们调查了2020 - 2021年狩猎季节斯洛文尼亚赤狐(赤狐)中旋毛虫属的流行情况和种类分布。检查了680份赤狐样本,在6例(0.8%)中确认存在旋毛虫属幼虫。使用多重PCR,在5例中检测到布氏旋毛虫,在1例中检测到本地旋毛虫。本地旋毛虫在阿尔卑斯山南侧的出现具有重要的流行病学意义,并引发了非常重要的公共卫生问题。