Gastrointestinal parasites of two populations of Arctic foxes ( Vulpes lagopus ) from north-east Greenland

Parasitological examination of 275 faecal samples from Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) collected at Zackenberg Valley and Karupelv Valley in north-east Greenland from 2006 to 2008 was conducted using sieving and microscopy. Overall, 125 (45.5%) samples contained parasite eggs of Taenia crassiceps, Tae...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Andreassen, Pipaluk Nynne Skamris, Schmidt, Niels Martin, Kapel, Christian, Christensen, Martin Ulrich, Sittler, Benoît, Gilg, Olivier, Enemark, Heidi Larsen, Al-Sabi, Mohammad Nafi Solaiman
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Arctic parasites
coprological examination
Eucoleus boehmi
faecal analysis
Taenia
Toxascaris leonina
Arctic
Greenland
Karupelv
East Greenland
Polar Research
Vulpes lagopus
Zackenberg
Online Access:https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/gastrointestinal-parasites-of-two-populations-of-arctic-foxes-vulpes-lagopus-from-northeast-greenland(b2ada475-e7b7-457e-9067-dd33eb5121e7).html
https://doi.org/10.1080/17518369.2017.1308667
https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/196207333/Gastrointestinal_parasites_of_two_populations_of_Arctic_foxes_Vulpes_lagopus_from_north_east_Greenland.pdf
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Summary:Parasitological examination of 275 faecal samples from Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) collected at Zackenberg Valley and Karupelv Valley in north-east Greenland from 2006 to 2008 was conducted using sieving and microscopy. Overall, 125 (45.5%) samples contained parasite eggs of Taenia crassiceps, Taenia serialis, Toxascaris leonina, Eucoleus boehmi, Physalopteridae and Ancylostomatidae, and Strongyloides-like larvae. As long-term ecological studies are conducted at both sampling locations, the present findings constitute a baseline data set for further parasitological monitoring.

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