title: Trichinella infection in wildlife of northeast of iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The objective of this investigation was to detect the presence of Trichinella in some carnivores of Mashhad in northeast of Iran and to identify Trichinella species circulating in this area.
  
  
  METHODS
  The present study was carried out using muscle tissue collected from 120 stray dogs, 26 wild boars, 25 rodents, two foxes and two hyenas captured in Mashhad City, province of Khorasan Razavi, Iran.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Trichinella larvae were detected in three stray dogs by artificial digestion and compression. All larvae were identified as T. britovi using multiplex PCR.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first report of identification of T. britovi in stray dog in Iran.
authors: Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Borji
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Sadeghi
authors: Ghr
authors: G
authors: Razmi
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Pozio
authors: G
authors: G
authors: La Rosa
keywords: Carnivores; Epidemiology; Iran; Trichinella britovi