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The fox is the most common wild carnivore, showing a synanthropic tendency, being widespread on all continents. They have a primary role in the biology of the development cycles of a large number of parasitic species, including those with zoonotic impact. The aim of the paper is the eco-parasitological study regarding the determination of the epidemiological characteristics of the parasite fauna in Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) from various natural and anthropogenic biotopes of the Republic of Moldova. The parasitological investigations were carried out according to the methods of Popova, Baermann, Fuileborn, Darling and through successive washings, in the laboratory of Parasitology and Helminthology of the Institute of Zoology. The results of the investigations show an increased level of infestation (100%) in the investigated foxes. Taxonomically, the parasite species fall into 5 classes, 10 families, 11 genera and about 12 species (Isospora canis - 14,3%, Alaria allata - 51,0%, Mesocestoides lineatus - 21,7%, Taeniidae spp - 27,0%, Syphacia obvelata - 17,0%, Strongyloides stercoralis - 13,3%, Toxocara canis - 59,0%, Toxascaris leonine - 65,5%, Ancylostoma caninum - 8,7%, Trichuris vulpis - 26,1%, Trichuris muris - 4,4%, Capilaria hepatica - 35,0%. The share of species from class Sporozoais of 8,3%, from class Trematoda - 8,3%, from class Cestoda - 16,7%, from class Secernentea - 41,7%, and from class Adenophorea - 25,0%. Analyzing the parasitic species according to epidemiological criteria, we found that 10 species (83.3%) with increased spread have a zoonotic impact (A. allata, M. lineatus, Taenidae, S. obvelata, S. ratti, T. canis, T. leonina, A. caninum, C. hepatica, T. vulpis), with a major risk for public health and the identified invasions, can also totally (100%) parasitize domestic animals and hunting fauna.
Chihai et al. (Mon,) studied this question.