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A Study on the Predilection Sites of Trichinella spiralis Muscle Larvae in Experimentally Infected Foxes (Alopex lagopus, Vulpes vulpes)

Undersøgelse of prædilektionssteder for Trichinella spiralis larver ι eksperimentelt inficerede ræve (Alopex lagopus, Vulpes vulpes)

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 35, pages 125–132 (1994)Cite this article

Abstract

Studies were carried out on the predilection sites of Trichinella spiralis muscle larvae in experimentally infected arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) and silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes) reared in cages. The highest number of larvae per gramme tissue was found in the muscles of the legs, eyes, diaphragm, and tongue. The 2 fox species showed no significant differences with regard to predilection sites.

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Undersøgelser af prædilektionssteder for Trichinella spiralis muskellarver er foretaget ι eksperimentelt inficerede polarræve (Alopex lagopus) og sølvræve (Vulpes vulpes) opvokset ι fangenskab. Det største antal larver per gram væv blev fundet ι ekstremitets-og øjenmuskulatur, samt ι mellemgulv og tunge. De to rævearter viste mgen signifikant forskel med hen-syn til prædilektionssteder.

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  1. Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, 13 Bülowsvej, DK-1870, Frederiksberg C, Denmark

    Chr. M. Kapel & P. Nansen

  2. National Veterinary Laboratory, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Sv. Aa. Henriksen

  3. Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology, Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Aarhus, Denmark

    H. H. Dietz & P. Henriksen

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Kapel, C.M., Henriksen, S.A., Dietz, H.H. et al. A Study on the Predilection Sites of Trichinella spiralis Muscle Larvae in Experimentally Infected Foxes (Alopex lagopus, Vulpes vulpes). Acta Vet Scand 35, 125–132 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548339

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