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Helminthes in carnivorous mammals in Central Black Earth Nature Reserve
E.A. Vlasov
postgraduate
N.S. Malysheva
doctor of biological sciences
N.A. Vagin
research associate
N.A. Samofalova
senior research associate
Scientific-Research Institute of Parasitology at Kursk State University
305004, Kursk, Radishchev St., 33, e-mail: egorvlassoff@gmail.com
N.A. Samoylovskaya
PhD in biological sciences
E.I. Malakhova, V.V. Gorohov
doctors of veterinary and biological sciences
All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Helminthology
named after K.I. Skryabin
117218, Moscow, B. Cheremushkinskaya str., 28,
Tel./Fax. 8-499-124-56-55, e-mail: samoylovskaya@vniigis.ru
Helminthological studies of carnivores in Central Black Earth Nature Reserve (Kursk region) are carried out. High degree of infection of carnivores with helminthes is determined. Helminth eggs have been detected in 98 % of animal fecal samples. More often eggs of cestodes, nematodes Capillariidae, Tosascaris leonina, Uncinaria stenocephala, trematodes Alaria alata have been found. In 94,1 % of foxes a mixed infection caused by A. alata, Capillaria spp., T. leonina, Toxocara sp., U. stenocephala and cestodes has been determined. Carnivores of martens family were infected with Capillaria spp. and cestodes. 4,9 % of foxes were infected with one helminth species. The most common helminthes in carnivores are Capillaria spp. High density of carnivores in nature reserve may cause widespread helminthosis.
Keywords: helminthes, carnivorous mammals, fox, Central Black Earth Nature Reserve, coproovoscopy.