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Tabakaeva TV, Belov YA, Shchelkanov EM, Pankratov DV, Tabakaev AV, Galkina IV, Shchelkanov MY. Helminth infection in wild boars in Primorye, Russia. Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl 2024; 24:100927. [PMID: 38617092 PMCID: PMC11010961 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.100927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
Abstract
Wild boars have a worldwide distribution and also have major economic, veterinary, and medical importance. Due to a small amount of data on the parasitic fauna of wild boars in the Russian Far East, especially in Prymorye territory, a post-mortem parasitic examination of 20 wild boars was provided. The general prevalence was 25%, and a total of six helminth species, including one larva stage, were found. The most prevalent helminth species were Gnathostoma doloresi (25%) and Metastrongylus elongatus (20%). Followed by Trichuris suis and Ascaris suum (15%). The lowest prevalence was registered for Cysticercus tenuicollis (the larvae stage of T. hydatigena). Parasites were found in each region, with the highest prevalence registered in the Chuguevskii region. Totally 100% of adult boars were positive for helminth infections, instead of 60% of young specimens. Some helminthes found (G. doloresi, T. suis, A. suum) have zoonotic potential and can be involved in the circulation of human parasitic diseases, especially in rural areas. Further research work on parasitic infections in wild boars in Prymorye is necessary due to the high prevalence of helminthes in wild boars.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tatyana V. Tabakaeva
- Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova, 8, Vladivostok, Primorsky krai, 690091, Russia
- G.P. Somov Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, Selskaya, 1, Vladivostok, Primorsky krai, 690087, Russia
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- Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova, 8, Vladivostok, Primorsky krai, 690091, Russia
- G.P. Somov Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, Selskaya, 1, Vladivostok, Primorsky krai, 690087, Russia
| | - Egor M. Shchelkanov
- Moscow Region State University, Very Voloshinoy Street, 24, Moscow Region, City of Mytishi, 141014, Russia
| | - Dmitrii V. Pankratov
- Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova, 8, Vladivostok, Primorsky krai, 690091, Russia
| | - Anon V. Tabakaev
- Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova, 8, Vladivostok, Primorsky krai, 690091, Russia
| | - Irina V. Galkina
- Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova, 8, Vladivostok, Primorsky krai, 690091, Russia
| | - Michael Y. Shchelkanov
- Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova, 8, Vladivostok, Primorsky krai, 690091, Russia
- G.P. Somov Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology of the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, Selskaya, 1, Vladivostok, Primorsky krai, 690087, Russia
- Federal Scientific Center for the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity of Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Stoletiya Vladivostoku, 159/1, Vladivostok, Primorsky krai, 690022, Russia
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