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Occurrence, prevalence, and explanatory environmental variables of Spirocerca vulpis infestation in the foxes of western Spain.
Parasitology research - 1 Mar 2020
Martín-Pérez M, Lobo J M, Pérez-Martín J E, Bravo-Barriga D, Galapero J, Frontera E
Abstract excerpt
The main aim of this study was to not only establish the prevalence of the recently described Spirocerca vulpis parasite in the wild-life cycle of carnivores in western Spain but to also elaborate a model to explain the risk of infestation based on 16 topo-climatic and habitat variables. During the period from June 2016 to November 2017, 1644 carcasses of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and another 105 wild mammals,...
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