Some intestinal parasites of Arctic fox, Banks Island, N. W. T.

Small intestinal parasitology of 50 trapped Arctic fox taken on Banks Island, The Northwest Territories, showed a prevalence of Taenia crassiceps (78%), Toxascaris leonina (60%), Echinococcus multilocularis (2%) and Coccidia (2%). Attention is drawn to the absence of Toxocara sp. and of Uncinaria sp...

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Main Authors: Eaton, R D, Secord, D C
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1979
Subjects:
Research Article
Arctic
Northwest Territories
Arctic Fox
Banks Island
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1319923
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/497890
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Summary:Small intestinal parasitology of 50 trapped Arctic fox taken on Banks Island, The Northwest Territories, showed a prevalence of Taenia crassiceps (78%), Toxascaris leonina (60%), Echinococcus multilocularis (2%) and Coccidia (2%). Attention is drawn to the absence of Toxocara sp. and of Uncinaria sp.

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