Intestinal parasites of dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris ) in Svalbard (Norway): low prevalence and limited transmission with wildlife

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Myšková, Eva, Brož, Marek, Kváč, Martin, Sak, Bohumil, Ditrich, Oleg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2021
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Svalbard; Norway; Galian; Alle alle; Anser brachyrhynchus; Arctic Fox; Black-legged Kittiwake; Canis lupus; little auk; Pink-footed Goose; Rangifer tarandus; Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus; rissa tridactyla; svalbard reindeer; Vulpes lagopus; sibling vole
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2020-0186; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjz-2020-0186; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2020-0186

Domesticated dogs (Canis lupus familiaris Linnaeus, 1758) are widely kept on all continents and could share parasites with free-living animals. To understand the transmission of intestinal parasites between dogs kept on the four dog stations and wildlife in Svalbard, 170 faecal samples from dogs and...