Gastrointestinal helminths of gray wolves (Canis lupus lupus) from Sweden

• Published in: Parasitology research (1987) Vol. 117; no. 6; pp. 1891 - 1898
• Main Authors: Al-Sabi, Mohammad Nafi Solaiman, Rääf, Linnea, Osterman-Lind, Eva, Uhlhorn, Henrik, Kapel, Christian Moliin Outzen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2018; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Alaria alata; Angiostrongylus vasorum; Animal populations; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; body condition; Canidae; Canis lupus; Eggs; gastrointestinal system; genes; Gray wolf; Health aspects; Helminths; Host-parasite relationships; humans; Immunology; Intestine; larvae; Medical Microbiology; Mesocestoides; Microbiology; Observations; Original Paper; Parasites; parasitoses; polymerase chain reaction; sequence analysis; Species diversity; Sweden; Taenia; Taenia hydatigena; Uncinaria stenocephala; Wildlife management; Wolves; Zoonoses; Sweden; Coprological examination; Multiplex PCR; Post mortem examination; Gastrointestinal helminths; Taenia; Canis lupus lupus

As the Scandinavian wolf population is limited in size, it is only rarely subject to systematic studies on its disease biology, especially gastrointestinal parasites. Therefore, this study aims to describe the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths of gray wolves hunted on a limited license as a p...