Gastrointestinal parasites of two populations of Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) from north-east Greenland

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  • Pipaluk Nynne Skamris Andreassen
  • Niels Martin Schmidt
  • Kapel, Christian
  • Martin Ulrich Christensen
  • Benoît Sittler
  • Olivier Gilg
  • Heidi Larsen Enemark
  • Mohammad Nafi Solaiman Al-Sabi

Parasitological examination of 275 faecal samples from Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) collected at Zackenberg Valley and Karupelv Valley in north-east Greenland from 2006 to 2008 was conducted using sieving and microscopy. Overall, 125 (45.5%) samples contained parasite eggs of Taenia crassiceps, Taenia serialis, Toxascaris leonina, Eucoleus boehmi, Physalopteridae and Ancylostomatidae, and Strongyloides-like larvae. As long-term ecological studies are conducted at both sampling locations, the present findings constitute a baseline data set for further parasitological monitoring.

Original languageEnglish
Article number13
JournalPolar Research
Volume36
Issue numbersup 1
Number of pages4
ISSN0800-0395
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

    Research areas

  • Arctic parasites, coprological examination, Eucoleus boehmi, faecal analysis, Taenia, Toxascaris leonina

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