Wildlife is the most important reservoir of Trichinella spp. worldwide. Although the Balkans are a recognized European endemic region for Trichinella infections, data on wildlife are scarce. To monitor the circulation of these zoonotic parasites in the Central Balkan region, the wolf (Canis lupus) was selected because of its abundance ( gt 2,000 individuals) and because it is at the top of the food chain. A total of 116 carcasses of wolves were collected in Serbia and in the neighboring areas of Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) between 2006 and 2013. Trichinella spp. larvae were found in 54 (46.5%) wolves. The great majority (90.5%) originated from Serbia, where 52 of the 105 examined animals were Trichinella positive (49.5%; 95% confidence interval =39.9-59.1). One positive animal each was found in B&H and Macedonia. All larvae were identified as Trichinella britovi. The high prevalence of Trichinella infection in wolves suggests that this carnivore can be a good indicator s...pecies for the risk assessment of the sylvatic Trichinella cycle in the Central Balkans.
Keywords:
Central Balkans / indicator species / sylvatic Trichinella cycle / Trichinella britovi / Trichinella spp. / wolf
Source:
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2014, 50, 4, 911-915
TY - JOUR
AU - Teodorović, Vlado
AU - Vasilev, Dragan
AU - Ćirović, Duško
AU - Marković, Marija
AU - Ćosić, Nada
AU - Đurić, Spomenka
AU - Đurković-Đaković, Olgica
PY - 2014
UR - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/537
AB - Wildlife is the most important reservoir of Trichinella spp. worldwide. Although the Balkans are a recognized European endemic region for Trichinella infections, data on wildlife are scarce. To monitor the circulation of these zoonotic parasites in the Central Balkan region, the wolf (Canis lupus) was selected because of its abundance ( gt 2,000 individuals) and because it is at the top of the food chain. A total of 116 carcasses of wolves were collected in Serbia and in the neighboring areas of Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) between 2006 and 2013. Trichinella spp. larvae were found in 54 (46.5%) wolves. The great majority (90.5%) originated from Serbia, where 52 of the 105 examined animals were Trichinella positive (49.5%; 95% confidence interval =39.9-59.1). One positive animal each was found in B&H and Macedonia. All larvae were identified as Trichinella britovi. The high prevalence of Trichinella infection in wolves suggests that this carnivore can be a good indicator species for the risk assessment of the sylvatic Trichinella cycle in the Central Balkans.
PB - Wildlife Disease Assoc, Inc, Lawrence
T2 - Journal of Wildlife Diseases
T1 - The Wolf (Canis lupus) as an Indicator Species for the Sylvatic Trichinella Cycle in the Central Balkans
EP - 915
IS - 4
SP - 911
VL - 50
DO - 10.7589/2013-12-333
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year = "2014",
abstract = "Wildlife is the most important reservoir of Trichinella spp. worldwide. Although the Balkans are a recognized European endemic region for Trichinella infections, data on wildlife are scarce. To monitor the circulation of these zoonotic parasites in the Central Balkan region, the wolf (Canis lupus) was selected because of its abundance ( gt 2,000 individuals) and because it is at the top of the food chain. A total of 116 carcasses of wolves were collected in Serbia and in the neighboring areas of Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H) between 2006 and 2013. Trichinella spp. larvae were found in 54 (46.5%) wolves. The great majority (90.5%) originated from Serbia, where 52 of the 105 examined animals were Trichinella positive (49.5%; 95% confidence interval =39.9-59.1). One positive animal each was found in B&H and Macedonia. All larvae were identified as Trichinella britovi. The high prevalence of Trichinella infection in wolves suggests that this carnivore can be a good indicator species for the risk assessment of the sylvatic Trichinella cycle in the Central Balkans.",
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title = "The Wolf (Canis lupus) as an Indicator Species for the Sylvatic Trichinella Cycle in the Central Balkans",
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Teodorović, V., Vasilev, D., Ćirović, D., Marković, M., Ćosić, N., Đurić, S.,& Đurković-Đaković, O.. (2014). The Wolf (Canis lupus) as an Indicator Species for the Sylvatic Trichinella Cycle in the Central Balkans. in Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Wildlife Disease Assoc, Inc, Lawrence., 50(4), 911-915.
https://doi.org/10.7589/2013-12-333
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Teodorović V, Vasilev D, Ćirović D, Marković M, Ćosić N, Đurić S, Đurković-Đaković O. The Wolf (Canis lupus) as an Indicator Species for the Sylvatic Trichinella Cycle in the Central Balkans. in Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2014;50(4):911-915.
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Teodorović, Vlado, Vasilev, Dragan, Ćirović, Duško, Marković, Marija, Ćosić, Nada, Đurić, Spomenka, Đurković-Đaković, Olgica, "The Wolf (Canis lupus) as an Indicator Species for the Sylvatic Trichinella Cycle in the Central Balkans" in Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 50, no. 4 (2014):911-915,
https://doi.org/10.7589/2013-12-333 .,
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