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DOI	10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.08.005
	Pearsonema plica in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from semi-arid areas of the Iberian Peninsula
	Arcenillas-Hernandez, I; Ruiz de Ybanez, M. R.; Tizzani, P.; Perez-Cutillas, P.; Martinez-Carrasco, C.
通讯作者	de Ybáñez, MRR
来源期刊	INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE
ISSN	2213-2244
出版年	2022
卷号	19 页码:78-83
英文摘要	The nematode Pearsonema plica is a parasite infecting the urinary bladder of carnivores, with a described prevalence ranging from 1 to 90%. This parasite needs earthworms as intermediate host to complete its life cycle, being the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) a definitive host. The objective of this study was to analyse the prevalence and intensity of P. plica in the red fox population from the Region of Murcia (SE Spain), an area with semi-arid Mediterranean climate. The urinary bladder, kidneys and ureters of 167 red foxes were collected at necropsy, opened and observed to detect adult parasites. The influence of host variables (sex, age and body condition using Kidney Fat Index) and environmental variables (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, Normalized Difference Moisture Index, Bare Soil Index, temperature, radiation, evapotranspiration, precipitation, Corine Land Cover categories and distance to urban areas) were evaluated using a Generalised Linear Model. Moran index was used to evaluate the parasite spatial aggregation. The prevalence found was very low (2.4%; median abundance 0 nematodes per fox; median intensity 7.5 nematodes per parasitized fox), which contrast with those described in other red fox populations in Europe. Environmental variables had a significant influence on the occurrence of P. plica, being NDMI, mean summer precipitation, percentage of forest and agricultural areas positively associ-ated with P. plica abundance. The south-eastern Iberian Peninsula has a semi-arid climate that hinders the development of the life cycle of this nematode, which justifies its occurrence in specific areas where there are the suitable environmental conditions for the presence of earthworms. However, although semi-arid Mediterranean areas do not seem to be favourable carnivores to be parasitized by P. plica, we cannot underestimate the risk that exists in those areas where, either naturally or by human activity, there are environmental factors that favor the presence of this nematode.
英文关键词	Pearsonema plica Urinary bladder Earthworm Moisture Red fox
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000851385700001
WOS关键词	CAPILLARIA-PLICA ; HELMINTH-PARASITES ; URINARY CAPILLARIOSIS ; EUCOLEUS-AEROPHILUS ; STONE MARTEN ; CANIS-LUPUS ; INFECTION ; PREVALENCE ; IMPACT ; MUSTELIDAE
WOS类目	Ecology ; Parasitology
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Parasitology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/393110
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Arcenillas-Hernandez, I,Ruiz de Ybanez, M. R.,Tizzani, P.,et al. Pearsonema plica in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from semi-arid areas of the Iberian Peninsula[J],2022,19:78-83.
APA	Arcenillas-Hernandez, I,Ruiz de Ybanez, M. R.,Tizzani, P.,Perez-Cutillas, P.,&Martinez-Carrasco, C..(2022).Pearsonema plica in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from semi-arid areas of the Iberian Peninsula.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE,19,78-83.
MLA	Arcenillas-Hernandez, I,et al."Pearsonema plica in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from semi-arid areas of the Iberian Peninsula".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE 19(2022):78-83.