A survey of helminths of polar bears in the Russian Arctic

• Main Authors: Kurnosova, Olga P., Khrustalev, Alexander V., Illarionova, Natalya A., Odoevskaya, Irina M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Masaryk Univerzity 2017
• Subjects: Ursus maritimus; parasites; coproscopy; helminth eggs; Trichinella; Diphyllobothrium; Arctic; Wrangel Island; Chukchi; Chukotka; Kara-Laptev; laptev; polar bear; Yakutia
• Online Access: http://journals.muni.cz/CPR/article/view/13001

The polar bear Ursus maritimus is a circumpolar species classified as vulnerable and included in the IUCN Red List. It is considered to be practically free of helminth parasites with the only species reported being Trichinella spiralis s. l. Samples of feces were collected on Chukotka coast, Wrangel...