Intestinal helminths in Iberian wolves (Canis lupus signatus) from Northwest Spain
Background: We present a study about helminth parasites in wolf ( Canis lupus signatus) from Sierra de la Culebra, a protected area in the Northwest of Spain, where is the largest population of wolves of the Spanish territory and one of the largest in Western Europe. Materials and Methods: To this a...
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crbenthamsciepub:10.2174/1874421401806010106 2024-06-23T07:51:57+00:00 Intestinal helminths in Iberian wolves (Canis lupus signatus) from Northwest Spain Muñoz, Sara Ramos, Pedro Luis Carretón, Elena Diosdado, Alicia González-Miguel, Javier Simón, Fernando Morchón, Rodrigo 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874421401806010106 https://openparasitologyjournal.com/contents/volumes/V6/TOPARAJ-6-106/TOPARAJ-6-106.pdf https://openparasitologyjournal.com/contents/volumes/V6/TOPARAJ-6-106/TOPARAJ-6-106.xml en eng Bentham Science Publishers Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode The Open Parasitology Journal volume 6, issue 1, page 106-111 ISSN 1874-4214 journal-article 2018 crbenthamsciepub https://doi.org/10.2174/1874421401806010106 2024-05-24T13:05:27Z Background: We present a study about helminth parasites in wolf ( Canis lupus signatus) from Sierra de la Culebra, a protected area in the Northwest of Spain, where is the largest population of wolves of the Spanish territory and one of the largest in Western Europe. Materials and Methods: To this aim, 93 fecal samples were collected during May and June of 2013 using 33% zinc sulphate flotation technique and classified based on their morphology, color, structure and size. Results: Parasites were present in 66.67% of the samples and classified as Eucoleus aerophilus (50.54%), Strongyloides sp. (27%), Ancylostomidae gen. sp. (19.35%), Toxocara Canis (10.75%), Taeniidae gen. sp. (9.68%), Trichuris vulpis (9.68%) and Toxascaris leonina (2.15%). Their distributions were very heterogeneous with the highest prevalence being in Northwest Spain. These differences found can be attributed to local environmental factors (ambient temperature, humidity) as well as animal feeding and social behavior. Conclusion: A wide helminthofauna is observed in the studied wolves, similar to other studies carried out in Europe (Estonia, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden). In addition, this study constitutes the first description of the presence of Strongyloides sp. in Iberian wolf in Spain. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Bentham Science Publishers The Open Parasitology Journal 6 1 106 111 |
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Background: We present a study about helminth parasites in wolf ( Canis lupus signatus) from Sierra de la Culebra, a protected area in the Northwest of Spain, where is the largest population of wolves of the Spanish territory and one of the largest in Western Europe. Materials and Methods: To this aim, 93 fecal samples were collected during May and June of 2013 using 33% zinc sulphate flotation technique and classified based on their morphology, color, structure and size. Results: Parasites were present in 66.67% of the samples and classified as Eucoleus aerophilus (50.54%), Strongyloides sp. (27%), Ancylostomidae gen. sp. (19.35%), Toxocara Canis (10.75%), Taeniidae gen. sp. (9.68%), Trichuris vulpis (9.68%) and Toxascaris leonina (2.15%). Their distributions were very heterogeneous with the highest prevalence being in Northwest Spain. These differences found can be attributed to local environmental factors (ambient temperature, humidity) as well as animal feeding and social behavior. Conclusion: A wide helminthofauna is observed in the studied wolves, similar to other studies carried out in Europe (Estonia, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden). In addition, this study constitutes the first description of the presence of Strongyloides sp. in Iberian wolf in Spain. |
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Muñoz, Sara Ramos, Pedro Luis Carretón, Elena Diosdado, Alicia González-Miguel, Javier Simón, Fernando Morchón, Rodrigo Intestinal helminths in Iberian wolves (Canis lupus signatus) from Northwest Spain |
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Muñoz, Sara Ramos, Pedro Luis Carretón, Elena Diosdado, Alicia González-Miguel, Javier Simón, Fernando Morchón, Rodrigo |
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Intestinal helminths in Iberian wolves (Canis lupus signatus) from Northwest Spain |
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Intestinal helminths in Iberian wolves (Canis lupus signatus) from Northwest Spain |
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Intestinal helminths in Iberian wolves (Canis lupus signatus) from Northwest Spain |
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Intestinal helminths in Iberian wolves (Canis lupus signatus) from Northwest Spain |
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Intestinal helminths in Iberian wolves (Canis lupus signatus) from Northwest Spain |
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intestinal helminths in iberian wolves (canis lupus signatus) from northwest spain |
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