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

• 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

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.