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Epidemiology of Ancylostoma spp. in the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) in the Doñana National Park, south-west Spain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

J. Vicente ,
F. Palomares ,
A. Ruiz de Ibañez  and
J. Ortiz
J. Vicente*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (CSIC/UCLM), PO Box 535, E-13080, Ciudad Real, Spain Parasitología y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Departamento Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
F. Palomares
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Avda. María Luisa s/n, 41013, Sevilla, Spain
A. Ruiz de Ibañez
Affiliation:
Parasitología y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Departamento Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
J. Ortiz
Affiliation:
Parasitología y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Departamento Patología Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria de Murcia, Campus de Espinardo, 30100, Murcia, Spain
*
*Author for correspondence Fax: +34 926 225184 Email: jvicente@irec.uclm.es
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Abstract

The epidemiology of Ancylostoma spp. was studied in the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) in the Doñana National Park, south-west Spain. Faecal samples were collected throughout a complete annual cycle (August 1997 to September 1998). The overall egg prevalence of Ancylostoma spp. was 57.8%. The pattern of abundance of Ancylostoma spp. eggs in faeces was overdispersed. Juvenile lynx demonstrated a statistically higher prevalence and abundance of Ancylostoma spp. than in adults. These levels of egg output (maximum 21195 epg), as previously reported in free ranging large felid cubs, could be close to disease involvement. The potential pathogenicity of hookworms and the influence of individual and ecological factors on hookworm transmission in the Iberian lynx from the Doñana National Park population are discussed.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 78 , Issue 2 , June 2004 , pp. 179 - 183
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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