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

• 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

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.