2002•PubMedRequires access
Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)--the new host of Echinococcus multilocularis in Poland.
Barbara Machnicka-Rowińska, B. Rocki, E. Dziemian, Marta Kołodziej‐Sobocińska
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Abstract
The alimentary canals of 9 species of domesticated or wild animals were examined for the presence of E. multilocularis. The tapeworm was found in 9 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) out of 155 examined (5.8%) and in 2 raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) of 25 examined (8.0%). Our studies proved that in Poland the raccoon dog can also be infected with E. multilocularis.