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Helminth infections of wild boars (Sus scrofa) in the Bursa province of Turkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2010

B. Senlik ,
V.Y. Cirak ,
O. Girisgin  and
C.V. Akyol
B. Senlik*
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, 16059Gorukle Campus-Bursa, Turkey
V.Y. Cirak
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, 16059Gorukle Campus-Bursa, Turkey
O. Girisgin
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, 16059Gorukle Campus-Bursa, Turkey
C.V. Akyol
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, 16059Gorukle Campus-Bursa, Turkey
*
*Fax: +90 224 2941 202 E-mail: bsenlik@uludag.edu.tr
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Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the status of helminth infections in wild boars in the Bursa province of Turkey. For this purpose, during 2007–2008, 27 wild boars were necropsied and examined for helminths. Individual samples of tongue and diaphragm from 27 necropsied wild boars and an additional 22 tongue and diaphragm samples provided by hunters were examined by trichinoscopy and artificial digestion for Trichinella spp. larvae. Twenty animals (74%) were identified as being infected with at least one helminth species. Twelve species of helminths were detected, with the following prevalence rates: Metastrongylus apri (59%), Metastrongylus salmi (52%), Metastrongylus pudendotectus (52%), Dicrocoelium dendriticum (33%), Globocephalus urosubulatus (22%), Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (19%), Gongylonema pulchrum (11%), Physocephalus sexalatus (7%), Trichuris suis (7%), Ascarops strongylina (4%), Hyostrongylus rubidus (4%) and Taenia hydatigena larvae (4%). Generally, lungworms were the predominant helminths. The highest mean abundance was observed for M. pudendotectus, and the lowest was determined for T. hydatigena larvae. Significant differences in the prevalence and intensity were found for D. dendriticum with respect to host age and sex, respectively. The mean intensity of M. pudendotectus was significantly influenced by the sex and age of the wild boars. This study is the first report describing the presence of M. salmi, M. pudendotectus, D. dendriticum,G. urosubulatus, M. hirudinaceus, P. sexalatus, A. strongylina and H. rubidus in wild boars in Turkey. All analysed muscle samples were negative for Trichinella spp. larvae.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 85 , Issue 4 , December 2011 , pp. 404 - 408
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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