title: A new whipworm from arvicolid rodents, Trichuris arvicolae Feliu et al., 2000, in the helminth fauna of Poland.
abstract: During the parasitological examination of wild rodents from the vicinity of Wrocław a single whipworm female was isolated from a field vole Microtus agrestis. The nematode was determined as Trichuris arvicolae. This is the first report of this parasite in Poland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Institute of Genetics and Microbiology, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 63, 51-148 Wrocław. hild@microb.uni.wroc.pl
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hildebrand
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zaleśny
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okulewicz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D002947:Cities; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D013045:Species Specificity; D014258:Trichuris / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*