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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Main Authors: Skamris Andreassen, Pipaluk Nynne, Schmidt, Niels Martin, Outzen Kapel, Christian Moliin, Christensen, Martin Ulrich, Sittler, Benoît, Gilg, Olivier, Enemarka, Heidi Larsen, Solaiman Al-Sabi, Mohammad Nafi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2017
Subjects:
Arctic parasites
coprological examination
Taenia
Toxascaris leonina
Eucoleus boehmi
faecal analysis
Arctic
Greenland
Karupelv
East Greenland
Polar Research
Vulpes lagopus
Zackenberg
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2704
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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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