Helminths of foxes and other wild carnivores from rural areas in Greece

Twenty species of helminth parasites were identified from fox, wolf, jackal and wild cat material collected in Greece. Of the 314 foxes (Vulpes vulpes) examined, 18 helminth species were recovered comprising one trematode, eight cestodes, seven nematodes and two acanthocephalans, with the cestode sp...

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Published in:Journal of helminthology 1997-09, Vol.71 (3), p.227-232
Main Authors: Papadopoulos, H., Himonas, C., Papazahariadou, M., Antoniadou-Sotiriadou, K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Wild - parasitology
Biological and medical sciences
Carnivora - parasitology
Cats - parasitology
Foxes - parasitology
Greece
Helminthic diseases
Helminths - isolation & purification
Infectious diseases
Intestines - parasitology
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Parasitic diseases
Research Papers
Wolves - parasitology
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Summary:Twenty species of helminth parasites were identified from fox, wolf, jackal and wild cat material collected in Greece. Of the 314 foxes (Vulpes vulpes) examined, 18 helminth species were recovered comprising one trematode, eight cestodes, seven nematodes and two acanthocephalans, with the cestode species Mesocestoides sp. (73.2%), Joyeuxiella echinorhynchoides (24.5%) and the nematode species Uncinaria stenocephala (43.9%), and Toxocara canis (28.6%) being the most prevalent. Five cestode and three nematode species were reported from six wolves (Canis lupus), together with one trematode, three cestode and four nematode species from five jackals (Canis aureus) and two cestode and three nematode species from four wild cats (Felis silvestris) examined. The species J. echinorhynchoides, Taenia crassiceps and Onicola canisand the genera Spirometra, Rictularia and Pachysentis are reported here for the first time in Greece. The results are discussed in the light of the feeding characteristics of wild carnivores in rural areas of Greece.
ISSN:0022-149X
1475-2697
DOI:10.1017/S0022149X00015960