TY - T1 - Trichinella spp. biomass has increased in raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Estonia SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/232783 T3 - A1 - Kärssin, Age; Häkkinen, Liidia; Niin, Enel; Peik, Katrin; Vilem, Annika; Jokelainen, Pikka; Lassen, Brian A2 - PB - Y1 - 2017 LA - eng AB - Background: Raccoon dogs and red foxes are well-adapted hosts for Trichinella spp. The aims of this study were to estimate Trichinella infection prevalence and biomass and to investigate which Trichinella species circulated in these indicator hosts in Estonia. Methods: From material collected for evaluating the effectiveness of oral vaccination program for rabies eradication in wildlife, samples from 113 raccoon dogs and 87 red foxes were included in this study. From each animal, 20 g of massete... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Trichinella infection; Trichinella nativa; Trichinella britovi; Prevalence; Sylvatic; Zoonosis; BOAR SUS-SCROFA; SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION; BRITOVI INFECTION; WILD CARNIVORES; ITALIAN ALPS; SPIRALIS; PREVALENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; TRICHINOSIS; ANIMALS; 413 Veterinary science N1 - PP - ER -