Gastrointestinal parasites and the first report of Giardia spp. in a wild population of European brown bears u Hrvatskoj

• Published in: Veterinarski arhiv p. 201
• Main Authors: Aghazadeh, Mahdis, Elson-Riggins, Jocelyn, Reljic, Slaven, De Ambrogi, Marco, Huber, Duro, Majnaric, Dario, Hermosilla, Carlos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sveuciliste U Zagrebu 01.03.2015
• Subjects: Brown bear; Gastrointestinal system; Giardia; Giardia lamblia; Health aspects; Host-parasite relationships; Identification and classification; Croatia
• ISSN: 0372-5480; 1331-8055

Ninety-four European brown bear (Ursus arctos) faecal samples, collected in three counties of Croatia, were examined for the presence of gastrointestinal parasites. Five genera were identified, including the nematodes Baylisascaris transfuga and Syngamus sp., and the protozoan enteropathogens Cryptosporidium sp., Eimeria sp., and Giardia sp. Ancylostomatid eggs were also recovered. Cestodes, trematodes and acanthocephalan eggs were absent from all samples. This is the first parasite survey of brown bears in Croatia in thirty years and the first report of Giardia in this species from the region. Key words: brownbear, Ursus arctos, gastrointestinal parasites, Giardia, Croatia Devedeset i cetiri uzorka izmeta europskoga smedeg medvjeda (Ursus arctos), sakupljena u tri zupanije u Hrvatskoj, pregledana su na prisutnost zelucano-crijevnih nametnika. Utvrdeno je ukupno 5 rodova, ukljuCujuci nematode Baylisascaris transfuga i Syngamus sp., te enteropatogene protozoe Cryptosporidium sp., Eimeria sp. i Giardia sp. Utvrdena su i jaja ankilostomatida dok jaja cestoda, trematoda i akantocefala nisu pronadena. Ovo je prvo parazitolosko istrazivanje smedeg medvjeda u Hrvatskoj u posljednjih 30 godina i prvi nalaz Giardia spp. u ove vrste s ovog podrucja. Kljucne rijeci: smedi medvjed, Ursus arctos, zelucano-crijevni nametnici, Giardia, Hrvatska