Gastrointestinal helminths of wolves (Canis lupusLinnaeus, 1758) in Piedmont, north-western Italy
| Autor: | A Tolosano, F Marucco, Gertrud Müller, Ezio Ferroglio, S Bruno, Stefania Zanet, M R P de Macedo, Luca Rossi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0303 health sciences
Toxascaris leonina Key wordsNematoda biology Cestoda Molineus Physaloptera Uncinaria 030231 tropical medicine Capillaria Zoology General Medicine biology.organism_classification Uncinaria stenocephala 030308 mycology & parasitology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Canis Helminths Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology Dipylidium caninum Toxocara canis |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Helminthology. 94 |
| ISSN: | 1475-2697 0022-149X |
| Popis: | Free-ranging grey wolves (Canis lupus), which are presently recolonizing Italy, can be parasitized by a diversity of helminths, but have rarely been subject to studies of their parasites. Therefore, this study aims to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths of road-killed grey wolves from the Piedmont region of Italy. Forty-two wolves were collected and examined for the presence of helminths. We recorded 12 helminth species: nine Nematoda and three Cestoda. The nematodes were:Ancylostoma caninum(7.1%),Capillariasp. (2.4%),Molineussp. (2.4%),Pterygodermatites affinis(11.9%),Physaloptera sibirica(9.5%),Toxocara canis(9.5%),Toxascaris leonina(2.4%) andUncinaria stenocephala(26.2%); the cestodes were:Dipylidium caninum(4.8%),Mesocestoidessp. (4.8%) andTaenia multiceps(76.2%).Physaloptera sibiricahad the highest mean intensity andT. multicepshad the highest prevalence. Based on age and sex, no differences in the intensity or prevalence of helminth species were found among the hosts.Molineussp. was recorded for the first time in wolves from the Palearctic region;P. affinisandP. sibiricaare respectively reported for the first time in wolves from Europe and Italy. |
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