title: The parasitic fauna of the European bison (Bison bonasus) (Linnaeus, 1758) and their impact on the conservation. Part 2. The structure and changes over time.
abstract: During the last century the recorded parasite fauna of Bison bonasus includes 88 species. These are 22 species of protozoa, 4 trematode species, 4 cestode species, 43 nematode species, 7 mites, 4 Ixodidae ticks, 1 Mallophaga species, 1 Anoplura, and 2 Hippoboscidae flies. There are few monoxenous parasites, the majority of parasites are typical for other Bovidae and Cervidae species and many are newly acquired from Cervidae. This is an evident increased trend in the parasite species richness, in both the prevalence and intensity of infections, which is associated with the bison population size, host status (captive breeding or free-ranging) and the possibility of contact with other ruminant species. In light of the changes to parasite species richness during the last decades, special emphasis shall be given to new parasite species reported in European bison, their pathogenicity and potential implications for conservation.
authors.affiliation: W. Stefański Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland, grzgrz@twarda.pan.pl.
authors.forename: Grzegorz
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Karbowiak
authors.forename: Aleksander W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Demiaszkiewicz
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Pyziel
authors.forename: Irena
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wita
authors.forename: Bożena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moskwa
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Werszko
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bień
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goździk
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lachowicz
authors.forename: Władysław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cabaj
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016164:Bison / Q000469:parasitology*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D017753:Ecosystem; D005060:Europe; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D010271:Parasites / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity