Echinococcus multilocularis infection in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) on Prince Edward Island, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Molecular identification of small cestodes, morphologically consistent with Echinococcus multilocularis, recovered at necropsy from the gastrointestinal tract contents of a red fox, was accomplished by PCR using published species-specific n ad1 primers and methods.

Animal

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes).

Procedure

Small cestodes recovered from intestinal contents of a red fox trapped on Prince Edward Island in December 2020 (frozen at -20°C before being processed for parasite recovery in June 2021) were morphologically identified. Species identity confirmation and haplotyping of the cestodes were done via PCR and DNA sequencing of the n ad1, nad2, and cob genes.

Results

Small cestodes morphologically con

SUBMITTER: Robbins WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9377194 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature