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Trichinella infections in arctic foxes from Greenland: studies and reflections on predilection sites of muscle larvae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

C.M.O. Kapel ,
S.A. Henriksen ,
T.B. Berg  and
P. Nansen
C.M.O. Kapel
Affiliation:
Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, 13 Bülowsvej, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
S.A. Henriksen
Affiliation:
Danish Veterinary Laboratory, 27 Bülowsvej, DK-1790 Copenhagen V, Denmark
T.B. Berg
Affiliation:
Zoological Museum, 15 Universitetsparken, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark
P. Nansen
Affiliation:
Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, 13 Bülowsvej, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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Abstract

Studies were carried out to determine the predilection sites of Trichinella nativa muscle larvae in arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) caught in Greenland. The highest number of larvae per gram of tissue was found in the muscles of the eyes and the legs. With regard to predilection sites no significant differences were demonstrated either between age groups or between foxes with high and low total parasite burdens. Predilection sites were comparable with those recorded earlier in experimentally infected caged foxes and in other carnivorous species. Hypotheses on predilection sites of Trichinella muscle larvae are discussed.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 69 , Issue 4 , December 1995 , pp. 325 - 330
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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