Helminths in the wolf, Canis lupus, from north-western Spain
Abstract Fifteen helminth species were collected from 47 wolves ( Canis lupus ) which were surveyed from 1993 to 1999 in northwestern Spain. These included the trematode Alaria alata (2.1%); the cestodes Taenia hydatigena (44.7%), T. multiceps (29.8%), T. serialis (2.1%), Dipylidium caninum (6.4%) a...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1079/joh200152 2024-09-09T19:35:29+00:00 Helminths in the wolf, Canis lupus, from north-western Spain Segovia, J.M. Torres, J. Miquel, J. Llaneza, L. Feliu, C. 2001 http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/joh200152 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022149X0100027X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Helminthology volume 75, issue 2, page 183-192 ISSN 0022-149X 1475-2697 journal-article 2001 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1079/joh200152 2024-08-28T04:03:26Z Abstract Fifteen helminth species were collected from 47 wolves ( Canis lupus ) which were surveyed from 1993 to 1999 in northwestern Spain. These included the trematode Alaria alata (2.1%); the cestodes Taenia hydatigena (44.7%), T. multiceps (29.8%), T. serialis (2.1%), Dipylidium caninum (6.4%) and Mesocestoides sp. aff. litteratus (4.2%); and the nematodes Pearsonema plica (7.4%), Trichuris vulpis (10.6%), Trichinella britovi (12.8%), Ancylostoma caninum (8.5%), Uncinaria stenocephala (51.1%), Toxocara canis (6.4%) Toxascaris leonina (4.2%), Angiostrongylus vasorum (2.1%) and Dirofilaria immitis (2.1%). Only two wolves were not infected. A single infection occurred in 28.9% of the cases, but the commonest infracommunity (31.1%) involved three species. The helminths Alaria alata , Taenia hydatigena , Mesocestoides sp. aff. litteratus , P. plica , Trichuris vulpis , and Ancylostoma caninum parasitizing C. lupus are reported for the first time in Spain. Taenia serialis and D. immitis are reported for the first time in wolves in Europe. Angiostrongylus vasorum represents a new host record for wolves. The helminth fauna of Spanish wolves is compared with that of other European wolf populations. Some epidemiological considerations of the helminth fauna of wolves in Spain and the health risk to humans are also discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus Cambridge University Press Journal of Helminthology 75 2 183 192 |
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Abstract Fifteen helminth species were collected from 47 wolves ( Canis lupus ) which were surveyed from 1993 to 1999 in northwestern Spain. These included the trematode Alaria alata (2.1%); the cestodes Taenia hydatigena (44.7%), T. multiceps (29.8%), T. serialis (2.1%), Dipylidium caninum (6.4%) and Mesocestoides sp. aff. litteratus (4.2%); and the nematodes Pearsonema plica (7.4%), Trichuris vulpis (10.6%), Trichinella britovi (12.8%), Ancylostoma caninum (8.5%), Uncinaria stenocephala (51.1%), Toxocara canis (6.4%) Toxascaris leonina (4.2%), Angiostrongylus vasorum (2.1%) and Dirofilaria immitis (2.1%). Only two wolves were not infected. A single infection occurred in 28.9% of the cases, but the commonest infracommunity (31.1%) involved three species. The helminths Alaria alata , Taenia hydatigena , Mesocestoides sp. aff. litteratus , P. plica , Trichuris vulpis , and Ancylostoma caninum parasitizing C. lupus are reported for the first time in Spain. Taenia serialis and D. immitis are reported for the first time in wolves in Europe. Angiostrongylus vasorum represents a new host record for wolves. The helminth fauna of Spanish wolves is compared with that of other European wolf populations. Some epidemiological considerations of the helminth fauna of wolves in Spain and the health risk to humans are also discussed. |
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Segovia, J.M. Torres, J. Miquel, J. Llaneza, L. Feliu, C. Helminths in the wolf, Canis lupus, from north-western Spain |
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Helminths in the wolf, Canis lupus, from north-western Spain |
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Helminths in the wolf, Canis lupus, from north-western Spain |
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Helminths in the wolf, Canis lupus, from north-western Spain |
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Helminths in the wolf, Canis lupus, from north-western Spain |
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Helminths in the wolf, Canis lupus, from north-western Spain |
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helminths in the wolf, canis lupus, from north-western spain |
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