The typical cestodes of the red fox in eastern areas of the Iberian Peninsula have a grouped distribution

Sanchis Monsonís, Gloria; Fanelli, Angela; Martínez-Carrasco Pleite, Carlos; Tizzani, Paolo

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The typical cestodes of the red fox in eastern areas of the Iberian Peninsula have a grouped distribution

dc.contributor.author	Sanchis Monsonís, Gloria
dc.contributor.author	Fanelli, Angela
dc.contributor.author	Martínez-Carrasco Pleite, Carlos
dc.contributor.author	Tizzani, Paolo
dc.contributor.department	Sanidad Animal
dc.contributor.other	Facultad de Veterinaria
dc.date.accessioned	2025-12-29T09:04:12Z
dc.date.available	2025-12-29T09:04:12Z
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dc.date.issued	2020-06-13
dc.description.abstract	The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the most abundant wild canid in the Iberian Peninsula, and can act as a carrier of a wide range of parasite species shared with dogs and cats and which are sometimes zoonoses. Despite this, few studies are available describing the distribution and epidemiology of the cestode community of this opportunistic carnivore in areas of Mediterranean climate. In this study, prevalence, intensity, abundance and aggregation coefficient of cestodes found in 286 red foxes of the Valencian Community (East Spain) were calculated. For the most prevalent species, presence data were combined with environmental variables in order to build spatial models and predict the limiting factors associated with the decrease of suitable habitat for these parasites. The overall prevalence of cestodes was 83.22 % (238/286). Specifically, foxes harboured Mesocestoides spp. (75.87 %), Joyeuxiella echinorhynchoides (27.62 %), Taenia pisiformis (13.29 %), Dypilidium caninum (3.15%), Taenia polyacantha (1.05 %), Taenia hydatigena (0.70 %), Taenia crassiceps (0.70 %) and Taenia spp. (0.35 %). Tetrathyridia larvae were found both in thoracic and abdominal cavity of three foxes (1.05 %), being the first time that this metacestode stage is described in the thoracic cavity of the red fox. Models on Mesocestoides spp. (Area Under the Curve, AUC=0.80) and J. echinorhynchoides (AUC=0.83) indicate that anthropogenic, climatic and environmental factors efficiently describe the habitat shape of parasites. This study emphasizes that foxes in Mediterranean areas are hosts of cestodes of veterinary and public health concern. Furthermore, our results demonstrate the usefulness of Ecological Niche Modeling applications for mapping the distribution of fox parasites and identifying areas of higher epidemiological risk for this wild canid, as well as for dogs and cats and, in the case of Mesocestoides spp., for humans.
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dc.identifier.citation	Veterinary parasitology 283 (2020) 109168
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2020.109168
dc.identifier.eissn	1873-2550
dc.identifier.issn	0304-4017
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10201/183109
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation	This study was supported by the Conselleria of Agriculture, Environment, Climate Change and Rural Development (Valencian Community, Spain). The authors thank the team of veterinarians from the Hunting and Fishing Service (Miguel Ángel Sánchez Isarria, Iris García Bacete and Víctor Lizana Martín) for their invaluable contribution in obtaining samples, as well as the group of game rangers and hunters.
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dc.rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
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dc.subject	Cestodes
dc.subject	Ecological Niche Modeling (ENM)
dc.subject	Mesocestoides spp
dc.subject	Mediterranean climate
dc.subject	Red fox
dc.subject.ods	Objetivo 15: Bosques, desertificación y diversidad biológica
dc.subject.ods	Objetivo 3: Salud
dc.title	The typical cestodes of the red fox in eastern areas of the Iberian Peninsula have a grouped distribution
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