Matysiak A, Kwiatkowska P K, Kaźmierczak S, Ondrejkova A, Wasielewski O, Tryjanowski P
Department of Zoology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland.
Department of Epizootiology and Parasitology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Kosice, Slovakia.
Helminthologia. 2025 May 24;62(1):72-76. doi: 10.2478/helm-2025-0007. eCollection 2025 Mar.
is a nematode from the superfamily Metastrongylidea, which parasitizes the respiratory tracts of carnivores, primarily red foxes (), and occasionally domestic dogs (). This study aimed to assess the presence of in red foxes in western Poland, an area where its occurrence had not been previously documented. We examined lung tissue from 47 red foxes obtained during the regular hunting season (2017 - 2018) using the Baermann method to detect the presence of nematode larvae. Larvae, identified based on morphology as , were found in 12.8 % of the foxes (6/47; 95 % CL = 4.8 - 25.7 %). This is the first confirmed report of in red foxes in Poland, highlighting the potential need for further epidemiological studies on its distribution and impact on both wildlife and domestic animals.
是一种属于后圆线虫超科的线虫，寄生于食肉动物的呼吸道，主要是赤狐（），偶尔也寄生于家犬（）。本研究旨在评估波兰西部赤狐体内的存在情况，此前该地区尚未有其出现的记录。我们使用贝尔曼法检查了在常规狩猎季节（2017 - 2018年）获得的47只赤狐的肺组织，以检测线虫幼虫的存在。根据形态学鉴定为的幼虫在12.8%的狐狸中被发现（6/47；95%置信区间 = 4.8 - 25.7%）。这是波兰首次关于赤狐体内的确诊报告，突出了对其分布以及对野生动物和家畜影响进行进一步流行病学研究的潜在必要性。
