Helminth fauna of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in Estonia.
Thirty-seven carcasses of Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) collected and examined in Estonia during 1999-2001 had helminths. Parasites identified and their prevalence included Diphyllobothrium latum (5%), Taenia pisiformis (100%), Taenia laticollis (41%), Taenia hydatigena (3%), Taenia taeniaeformis (3%), Toxocara cati (68%), and Trichinella spp. (22%). The only significant relationships (P < or = 0.05) between occurrence of helminths and host age and sex were a greater number of T. pisiformis and T. laticollis in older than in youger male lynx, and older males had a greater number of species of helminth than did younger lynx. Sixty-one fecal samples collected during snow tracking of nine lynx were examined; eggs of T. cati were identified in 38 samples, and Capillaria spp were found in eight samples. This is the first systematic investigation of parasites of lynx in Estonia.
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Department of Integrative Zoology, University of Tartu, Estonia. harriva@ut.ee
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D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D004957:Estonia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006376:Helminths / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D046008:Lynx / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D013621:Taenia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013622:Taeniasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary