GIS-based Environmental Analysis of Fox and Canine Lungworm Distribution: an Epidemiological Study of Angiostrongylus Vasorum and Crenosoma Vulpis in Red Foxes from Slovakia

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Journal Parasitol Res

Specialty Parasitology

Date 2018 Jan 4

PMID 29297093

Citations 10

Authors

Viktoria cabanova

Martina Miterpakova

Michal Druga

Zuzana Hurnikova

Daniela Valentova

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Abstract

Over a period of intervening years, the distribution of two canine cardiopulmonary metastrongylid nematodes, Angiostrongylus vasorum and Crenosoma vulpis, has been recognised in Central Europe. Here, we report the first epidemiological research conducted in red foxes from Slovakia and the potential influence of selected environmental variables on the parasites' occurrence, quantified by logistic regression. The environmental models revealed that distribution of C. vulpis is not significantly influenced by any environmental variables, and the parasite is present in the whole area under study. Models for A. vasorum revealed some weak influence of environmental variables, as it tends to occur in drier areas with lower proportion of forest. Moreover, A. vasorum shows a typical spatial clustering and occurs in endemic foci identified mainly in the eastern part of Slovakia. A cluster of A. vasorum infection foci was also found in the north-eastern region, where the average winter air temperature regularly falls below - 10 °C.

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