Is the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) a competent definitive host for Taenia multiceps?

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Features and size of recovered coenuri in animals challenged with Taenia multiceps eggs

Animals	Location	Size (mm)	Clusters	Protoscolices size (μm)	Scolex size (μm)	Suckers size diameter (μm)	Large hooks		Small hooks
Animals	Location	Size (mm)	Clusters	Protoscolices size (μm)	Scolex size (μm)	Suckers size diameter (μm)	Number	Size (μm)	Number	Size (μm)
Sheep 2	1 (left frontal lobe)	25 × 15	6	1428 – 1627	284 – 363	236 – 358	15	170 – 173	15	113 – 116
Sheep 4	1 (left parietal lobe)	15 × 20	2	1447 – 1804	266 – 352	220 – 330	14	144 – 163	14	122 – 124
Sheep 4	2 (left side falx cerebri)	27 × 24	5	1193 – 1720	247 – 291	208 – 280	15	158 – 160	15	108 – 115
Sheep 4	3 (right temporal lobe)	30 × 35	6	1035 – 1837	304 – 394	271 – 317	13	146 – 149	13	104 – 108
Sheep 4	4 (right frontal lobe)	20 × 22	5	1062 – 1541	289 – 431	297 – 362	14	164 – 171	15	113 – 115
Goat 1	1 (right temporal lobe)	20 × 15	7	1001 – 1639	242 – 274	196 – 240	16	117 – 119	16	97 – 102
Goat 1	2 (left side cerebellum)	72 × 48	2	1028 – 1586	228 – 334	275 – 298	15	153 – 157	15	106 – 107
Goat 1	3 (4th ventricle)	20 × 18	5	977 – 2092	249 – 330	286 – 370	16	161 – 167	16	110 – 118

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