Estimating the prevalence of Echinococcus spp. in a Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata) population on the eastern Tibetan Plateau
A 200-900 m interval between feces sampling line transects was established as the optimal distance for assessing the prevalence of Echinococcus spp. in the Tibetan fox population. The persistent high prevalence of Echinococcus spp. in the Tibetan fox indicates an ongoing sylvatic transmission risk in Shiqu County. The opposing prevalence trends between E. multilocularis and E. shiquicus indicated a complex interaction within their shared host, warranting further study.
Authors
- N. Liu
- Weibin Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5548-7253)
- Gang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5202-2025)
- Zhenghuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3493-136X)
- Jue Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2075-4283)
- Yingyuan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3150-129X)
- Zhuoma Bianba
- Xu Wei
- Jiaxin Zheng
- Qingqiu Zuo
- Y. Ding
- Xu Wang
- Xiaoming Wang
- Xiaodong Weng
Institutions
- National Institute for Parasitic Diseases (CN)
- Shanghai Science and Technology Museum (CN)
- Xian Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CN)
- East China Normal University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07085-3
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Natural Science Foundation of China