Taeniasis in northern white-breasted hedgehoges Erinaceus roumanicus (Barrett-Hamilton, 1900) based on preliminary post-mortem examinations of hedgehoges from an urbanized environment
Journal Title: Fragmenta Naturae - Year 2018, Vol 51, Issue
Abstract
Taeniasis in free-living insectivores, including hedgehogs, is rarely described in the Polish literature. All species of hedgehogs occurring in Poland are under strict protection, and thus analyses of tapeworm fauna have been conducted only sporadically, using material from post-mortem examinations of hedgehogs which in most cases died in road accidents. Regular testing is not currently conducted in Poland. The most recent analyses of tapeworm fauna in hedgehogs were conducted over half a century ago, and were both local and incidental in Poland. The aim of this study was an attempt at a preliminary analysis of the composition of intestinal tapeworm fauna in the Northern white-breasted hedgehog, detected in necropsies and faecal examinations in hedgehogs from an urban agglomeration. The prevalence of Cestoda infection was found to be 47%. The main element of the Cestoda fauna was Rodentolepis erinacei, but the tapeworm Dipylidium caninum, which is not characteristic of insectivorous mammals, was detected as well.
Authors and Affiliations
Przemysław Zięba, Aneta Nowakiewicz, Michał Budzyński, Sebastian Gnat
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