Hosts of lung helminth <i>Crenosoma vulpis</i> (Rudolphi, 1819)

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to study the species composition of Crenosoma spp. dwelling in the body of wild canines (Vulpes vulpes, Canis lupus, and Canis aureu).Materials and methods. The research material was 36 wild canines belonging to three species (19 Vulpes vulpes, six Canis lupus, and 11 Canis aureu). The animals were studied using the method of partial helminthological dissections per K. I. Skryabin. The dissections determined the infection intensity (sp./animal) and prevalence (%).Results and discussion. We studied pulmonary helminth infections of wild animals in the Republic of Ingushetia. The study results showed a high infection rate in wild carnivores. The average prevalence in the animals was 47.2%. The foxes were the most heavily infected (73.6%); they were found to have two Crenosoma spp., Crenosoma vulpis and C. petrowi. The prevalence was 16.6% in wolf, and 18.2% in jackal.

Keywords

• wild canines
• lung helminth parasites
• <i>crenosoma vulpis
• crenosoma petrowi</i>
• infection rate
• republic of ingushetia