The first report of Linguatula serrata in grey wolf (Canis lupus) from Central Balkans
2017
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Pavlović, IvanPenezić, Aleksandra
Cosić, N.
Burazerović, Jelena
Maletić, Vladimir
Ćirović, Duško
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Linguatula serrata is a cosmopolitan, bloodsucking parasite found in both domestic and wild animals. Humans are not considered as its main hosts but can act as both intermediate (visceral linguatuliasis) and final hosts (nasopharyngeal linguatuliasis). Reports on wild canids as definitive hosts of this parasite are scarce. During 2009-2011 the autopsy was performed on 42 legally hunted grey wolves (Canis lupus) from Serbia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Only one specimen was infected with a single adult female of L. serrata. The parasite was found in the nasal cavity of the grey wolf. The infected male wolf was shot in the eastern part of the territory of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). This finding is the first record of linguatuliasis in wolves from FYROM. Previous records of this parasite from the central Balkans region originated from dogs, cattle and hares. Only few records of this parasite are known for the grey wolf in general.
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Linguatula serrata / grey wolf / Central Balkans / Canis lupusSource:
Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, 2017, 68, 4, 687-690Publisher:
- Athens : Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society
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- Enzootic transmission cycles of tick-borne pathogen microorganisms (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-173006)
- Evolution in Heterogeneous Environments: Adaptation Mechanisms, Biomonitoring and Conservation of Biodiversity (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-173025)
DOI: 10.12681/jhvms.16077
ISSN: 1792-2720
WoS: 000431139300027
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85043474588
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Naučni institut za veterinarstvo SrbijeTY - JOUR AU - Pavlović, Ivan AU - Penezić, Aleksandra AU - Cosić, N. AU - Burazerović, Jelena AU - Maletić, Vladimir AU - Ćirović, Duško PY - 2017 UR - https://reponivs.nivs.rs/handle/123456789/334 AB - Linguatula serrata is a cosmopolitan, bloodsucking parasite found in both domestic and wild animals. Humans are not considered as its main hosts but can act as both intermediate (visceral linguatuliasis) and final hosts (nasopharyngeal linguatuliasis). Reports on wild canids as definitive hosts of this parasite are scarce. During 2009-2011 the autopsy was performed on 42 legally hunted grey wolves (Canis lupus) from Serbia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Only one specimen was infected with a single adult female of L. serrata. The parasite was found in the nasal cavity of the grey wolf. The infected male wolf was shot in the eastern part of the territory of Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). This finding is the first record of linguatuliasis in wolves from FYROM. Previous records of this parasite from the central Balkans region originated from dogs, cattle and hares. Only few records of this parasite are known for the grey wolf in general. PB - Athens : Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society T2 - Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society T1 - The first report of Linguatula serrata in grey wolf (Canis lupus) from Central Balkans EP - 690 IS - 4 SP - 687 VL - 68 DO - 10.12681/jhvms.16077 UR - conv_654 ER -
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Pavlović, I., Penezić, A., Cosić, N., Burazerović, J., Maletić, V.,& Ćirović, D.. (2017). The first report of Linguatula serrata in grey wolf (Canis lupus) from Central Balkans. in Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society Athens : Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society., 68(4), 687-690. https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.16077 conv_654
Pavlović I, Penezić A, Cosić N, Burazerović J, Maletić V, Ćirović D. The first report of Linguatula serrata in grey wolf (Canis lupus) from Central Balkans. in Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society. 2017;68(4):687-690. doi:10.12681/jhvms.16077 conv_654 .
Pavlović, Ivan, Penezić, Aleksandra, Cosić, N., Burazerović, Jelena, Maletić, Vladimir, Ćirović, Duško, "The first report of Linguatula serrata in grey wolf (Canis lupus) from Central Balkans" in Journal of the Hellenic Veterinary Medical Society, 68, no. 4 (2017):687-690, https://doi.org/10.12681/jhvms.16077 ., conv_654 .