The role of the wolf in endemic sylvatic Trichinella britovi infection in the Abruzzi region of Central Italy

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• 作者：Pietro Badagliacca ; ^{p.badagliacca@izs.it} ; Daria Di Sabatino ; Stefania Salucci ; Gianfranco Romeo ; Micaela Cipriani ; Nadia Sulli ; Francesca Dall&rsquo ; Acqua ; Marco Ruggieri ; Paolo Calistri ; Daniela Morelli
• 关键词：Population dynamics ; Italy ; Scavenger behavior ; Trichinella britovi ; Wildlife ; Wolf
• 刊名：Veterinary Parasitology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：15 November 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：231
• 期：Complete
• 页码：124-127
• 全文大小：284 K
• 卷排序：231

文摘

We analyzed the results of Trichinella spp. testing on wildlife in Abruzzi during 2004–2014. Overall prevalence of Trichinella infection in the region was 0.52% (IC95%, 0.4–0.6). Prevalence of infection in the wolf (27.1%) was higher than in the red fox (5.0%). Wolf’s increasing population and its scavenger behavior are presumably the determinants of this higher prevalence. The different epidemiologic situation in the Apennine and Alps regions is highlighted.