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A walk on the wild side: A review of the epidemiology of Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati in wild hosts

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.10.008

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Toxocara canis; Toxocara cati; Wild hosts; Canid; Felid; Epidemiology

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Toxocara species are widespread nematode parasites that primarily infect companion, domestic, and wild hosts. The significance of wild carnivores as definitive hosts for Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati has received less attention compared to domestic dogs and cats. Among the documented hosts, the red fox and the Eurasian lynx have been the most studied species. Additionally, some non-canid and non-felid hosts also serve as definitive hosts for Toxocara species. Assessing the relative importance of wild hosts in environmental contamination with Toxocara eggs remains a major challenge.
Toxocara species are cosmopolitan nematode parasites of companion, domestic and wild hosts. Of the 26 known species of Toxocara, only Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are definitively zoonotic. The significance of wild carnivores as definitive hosts of T. canis and T. cati respectively, has received far less attention compared to domestic dogs and cats. Complex environmental changes have promoted increasing contact between wildlife, domestic animals and humans that can enhance the risk of pathogen spillover. This review lists a total of 19 species of wild canid host that have been shown to act as definitive hosts for T. canis and a total of 21 species of wild felid host. In general, the number of publications focusing on felid host species is fewer in number, reflecting the general paucity of data on T. cati. The wild canids that have received the most attention in the published literature include the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), the wolf (Canis lupus), and the golden jackal (Canis aureus). The wild felid species that has received the most attention in the published literature is the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx). Some non-canid and non-felid hosts also act as definitive hosts of Toxocara species. Certainly, red foxes would appear to be the most significant wild species in terms of their potential to transmit Toxocara to domestic dogs and humans via environmental contamination. This can be explained by their increasing population densities, encroachment into urban areas and their dietary preferences for a wide range of potential paratenic hosts. However, a major challenge remains to assess the relative importance of wild hosts as contributors to environmental contamination with Toxocara ova. Furthermore, one major constraint to our understanding of the significance of wildlife parasitism is a lack of access to samples, particularly from rare host species.

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