title: A new occurrence of Eimeria alces (Apicomplexa: Eimeridae) in elk (Alces alces) in East Poland.
abstract: A total of 114 elk faecal samples from the Polesie National Park and adjacent forest districts were examined in 2013 and 2014. Three samples were positive. The positive samples were from the village of Wereszczyn, the Sobibor forest district, and the Polesie National Park and Forest district, Parczew. Morphometric examination revealed that the oocysts belong to the species Eimeria alces. This is the second identification of the parasite in elk in Poland and the fifth worldwide.
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kuligowska
authors.forename: Aleksander W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Demiaszkiewicz
authors.forename: Rafał
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kowalczyk
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003670:Deer; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology