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5 April 2019 PREVALENCE AND INTENSITYOF DIGESTIVE AND PULMONARY PARASITES IN WILD BOARS IN ROMANIA
Gheorghe Dărăbuş, Florin S. Hora, Narcisa Mederle, Sorin Morariu, Marius Ilie, Tiana Suici, Mirela Imre
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Abstract

The prevalence and intensity of infection with digestive, liver, and pulmonary parasites in wild boars in Romania was determined by examination of 280 cadavers from 26 hunting grounds during the period 2012–2016. Eleven genera of parasites were recovered: nine within the digestive system (Eimeria, Ascaris, Globocephalus, Gongylonema, Hyostrongylus, Oesophagostomum, Physocephalus, Trichuris, and Macracanthorinchus); and two (Dicrocoelium, Metastrongylus ) located in the hepatic and pulmonary systems. The overall prevalence of infection was 80.7% (n = 280). Polyparasitism was found in 82.8% of positive cases. The mean intensity of parasitism was highest for pulmonary parasites (Metastrongylus salmi, 25.95). Regarding gastrointestinal parasites, the highest mean intensity occurred in the case of Oesophagastomum dentatum infections (22.14), whilst the lowest was that of Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (1.66). Wild boars are an important source of infection for domestic pigs in Romania and neighboring countries where extensive breeding systems occur.

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Gheorghe Dărăbuş, Florin S. Hora, Narcisa Mederle, Sorin Morariu, Marius Ilie, Tiana Suici, and Mirela Imre "PREVALENCE AND INTENSITYOF DIGESTIVE AND PULMONARY PARASITES IN WILD BOARS IN ROMANIA," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 50(1), 270-273, (5 April 2019). https://doi.org/10.1638/2018-0040
Accepted: 17 November 2018; Published: 5 April 2019
KEYWORDS
Hunting grounds
parasite
Romania
wild boar
wildlife
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