An update on the prevalence of <i>Echinococcus multilocularis</i> in red foxes (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>) in a Central European focus: Northern and northeastern Poland (2022-2024).

ABSTRACT: Knowing Echinococcus multilocularis prevalence in wild canids helps us assess the risk of zoonotic spillover. In this study, we updated the infection statistics among red foxes in northern and northeastern Poland since the last monitoring effort at the district (Polish: powiat) level (2001-2004). We collected faecal samples from 192 red foxes from the districts of Słupsk, Puck, Wejherowo, Kościerzyna, and Kartuzy (Pomorskie Voivodship); 200 individuals from the districts of Bartoszyce, Kętrzyn, Gołdap, Iława, and Węgorzewo (Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodship); and 47 individuals from the district of Augustów (Podlaskie Voivodship). Based on nested PCR testing confirmed by Sanger sequencing, we calculated the prevalence with a 95 % confidence interval and compared the results to p

SUBMITTER: Gladysz P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12329506 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature