Gastrointestinal helminth parasites of urban and rural foxes around Melbourne, Australia.

ABSTRACT: The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is an introduced species to Australia whose population and spatial distribution have grown irreversibly. Due to their opportunistic feeding habits, extensive populations of foxes now inhabit urban and rural environments, where they coexist with humans and domesticated animals. The proximity of these predators presents public and animal health concerns as they harbour diseases that can cross between species. Accordingly, monitoring potential disease risk and prevalence in urban foxes is warranted. This study investigated the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in urban and rural foxes around Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The gastrointestinal tracts of 51 opportunistically collected foxes were thoroughly examined to collect adult helminth (i.e., nema

SUBMITTER: Graffeo BM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12557487 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature