| the prevalence of intestinal helminths in free-ranging canids of mazandaran, northern iran. | the purpose of this study was to investigate the current knowledge on the epidemiology of importance zoonotic parasitic diseases in free-ranging canids of mazandaran, north of iran. | 2020 | 32099559 |
| thelaziosis due to thelazia callipaeda in europe in the 21st century-a review. | thelazia callipaeda was first described at the beginning of the 20th century in asia, but this eyeworm is now frequently reported in europe in the 21st century. to date, thelaziosis has been described in the following european countries (in order of appearance): italy, france, germany, switzerland, spain, portugal, belgium, bosnia and herzegovina, croatia, serbia, romania, greece, bulgaria, hungary, slovakia, the united kingdom, turkey and austria. the infected vertebrate host species include do ... | 2019 | 31630050 |
| prevalence of toxocara and toxascaris infection among human and animals in iran with meta-analysis approach. | toxocariasis is a worldwide zoonotic parasitic disease caused by species of toxocara and toxascaris, common in dogs and cats. herein, a meta-analysis was contrived to assess the prevalence of toxocara/toxascaris in carnivore and human hosts in different regions of iran from april 1969 to june 2019. | 2020 | 31910815 |
| anthropogenic food resources sustain wolves in conflict scenarios of western iran. | the feeding ecology of gray wolves has been investigated extensively worldwide. despite previous studies on food habits of wolves in asia and iran, none has focused on the diet of the species in a scenario of depleted of wild prey and with recent records of attacks on humans. here, we combined telemetry methods and scat analysis to study the diet of wolves in areas of hamadan province, iran, where medium to large wild prey is almost absent. between october 2015 and march 2017, we studied the fee ... | 2019 | 31206529 |
| high prevalence of vector-borne pathogens in domestic and wild carnivores in iraq. | vector-borne diseases (vbds) of domestic and wild carnivores are of major public health concern both in industrialized and developing countries, especially in poor socioeconomic settings. war-torn areas specifically suffer from absence of veterinary surveillance of vbds, resulting in lack of scientific knowledge on this topic. to investigate occurence and prevalence of several vector-borne pathogens (vbps) in some carnivore species from iraq, blood samples (n = 397) were obtained from 190 canids ... | 2019 | 31185223 |
| first molecular identification of kobuviruses in wolves (canis lupus) in italy. | canine kobuviruses (cakovs) were first identified in diarrhoeic and asymptomatic dogs in 2011 in the usa. subsequent studies have demonstrated a worldwide distribution of these viruses, but it is not clear if cakovs play a role as enteric pathogens of dogs. more recently, cakov rna has been detected in wild carnivores, including red fox, golden jackal, side-striped jackal and spotted hyena. in this study, we addressed the hypothesis that wolves are susceptible to cakov infections. a total of 185 ... | 2018 | 29101539 |
| diversity of anaplasma and ehrlichia/neoehrlichia agents in terrestrial wild carnivores worldwide: implications for human and domestic animal health and wildlife conservation. | recently, the incidence and awareness of tick-borne diseases in humans and animals have increased due to several factors, which in association favor the chances of contact among wild animals and their ectoparasites, domestic animals and humans. wild and domestic carnivores are considered the primary source of tick-borne zoonotic agents to humans. among emergent tick-borne pathogens, agents belonging to family anaplasmataceae (order rickettsiales) agents stand out due their worldwide distribution ... | 2018 | 30533417 |
| the first feline and new canine cases of thelazia callipaeda (spirurida: thelaziidae) infection in hungary. | in europe, the first thelazia callipaeda infections were found in the eyes of some dogs in italy three decades ago. since that time, this vector-borne nematode species has been diagnosed in domestic and wild carnivores and humans in some western european countries. during the last few years, autochthonous thelaziosis of dogs, red foxes, cats and humans has also been reported from eastern europe. the first cases of ocular infections caused by t. callipaeda have been described in dogs living in th ... | 2018 | 29884211 |
| identification of dermacentor reticulatus ticks carrying rickettsia raoultii on migrating jackal, denmark. | from a migrating golden jackal (canis aureus), we retrieved 21 live male dermacentor reticulatus ticks, a species not previously reported from wildlife in denmark. we identified rickettsia raoultii from 18 (86%) of the ticks. this bacterium is associated with scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after tick bite syndrome among humans. | 2017 | 29148376 |
| dirofilaria immitis in wolves recolonizing northern italy: are wolves competent hosts? | wild carnivores such as the grey wolf (canis lupus), red fox (vulpes vulpes) and golden jackal (canis aureus) are recognized hosts of dirofilaria immitis. however, few studies have focused on their actual role in the epidemiology of heartworm infection. this study describes the prevalence and distribution of d. immitis in wolves in a heartworm-endemic area in northern italy where wolves have recently returned after long-time eradication, and investigates the fertility status of the collected adu ... | 2020 | 32962753 |
| echinococcus multilocularis and echinococcus granulosus in canines in north-khorasan province, northeastern iran, identified using morphology and genetic characterization of mitochondrial dna. | canids are definitive hosts of echinococcus multilocularis and echinococcus granulosus. this study aimed to survey these two echinococcus species in canids of north-khorasan province, northeastern iran, using morphological criteria and genetic characterization of mitochondrial dna. | 2019 | 31881913 |
| global phylogeographic and admixture patterns in grey wolves and genetic legacy of an ancient siberian lineage. | the evolutionary relationships between extinct and extant lineages provide important insight into species' response to environmental change. the grey wolf is among the few holarctic large carnivores that survived the late pleistocene megafaunal extinctions, responding to that period's profound environmental changes with loss of distinct lineages and phylogeographic shifts, and undergoing domestication. we reconstructed global genome-wide phylogeographic patterns in modern wolves, including previ ... | 2019 | 31757998 |
| detection and genotyping of toxoplasma gondii in wild canids in serbia. | to gain insight into the population structure of the protozoan parasite toxoplasma gondii in wildlife in serbia, multiplex nested pcr- rflp was performed on t. gondii dna positive samples of heart tissue of three wild canid species, including red foxes (vulpes vulpes), golden jackals (canis aureus) and grey wolves (canis lupus). out of 110 samples (28 red foxes, 72 golden jackals, 10 wolves), 30 (27.3%) were positive for t. gondii dna, of which 24 were genotyped (nine red foxes, 13 golden jackal ... | 2019 | 31404655 |
| spatial subchondral bone density reflecting joint loading of the talus in different canidae. | subchondral bone density distribution can be used to study joint biomechanics non-invasively. differences in joint loading between related species can aid in the understanding of joint loading and the development of certain types of orthopaedic pathology. this study was conducted to evaluate density distribution in the subchondral bone of the talus of different canidae species, as a parameter reflecting the long-term joint loading in the tarsocrural joint. | 2019 | 30965371 |
| comparative ecology of bartonella and brucella infections in wild carnivores. | phylogenetic sister clades bartonella and brucella within the order rhizobiales present some common biological characteristics as well as evident differences in adaptations to their mammalian reservoirs. we reviewed published data on bartonella and brucella infections in wild carnivores to compare the ecology of these bacteria in relatively similar host environments. arthropod vectors are the main mechanism for bartonella species transmission between mammalian hosts. the role of arthropods in tr ... | 2018 | 30662899 |
| are golden jackals (canis aureus) definitive hosts for angiostrongylus vasorum? | angiostrongylosis caused by angiostrongylus vasorum is an emerging disease in europe. recent reports have shown that, besides the red fox (vulpes vulpes) recognized as the main definitive host and reservoir for the parasite, the role of the definitive host can be taken by a range of mammals. we considered that, due to the rapid large-scale expansion of its populations in europe, the golden jackal (canis aureus) could assume an important role in the epidemiology of the disease. the aim of the inv ... | 2019 | 31254445 |
| dirofilaria immitis in bulgaria: the first genetic baseline data and an overview of the current status. | dirofilaria immitis, the agent of canine dirofilariosis, is a common parasite of domestic and wild carnivores with zoonotic potential and worldwide distribution, being endemic in many countries. bulgaria is among european countries recognized as endemic for this heartworm parasite. in the present study, d. immitis adults recovered from pulmonary arteries of domestic dog and golden jackal originating from the pazardzhik region in southern bulgaria, and from red fox originating from the plovdiv re ... | 2020 | 32855608 |
| spatio-temporal partitioning facilitates mesocarnivore sympatry in the stara planina mountains, bulgaria. | the top trophic level in many terrestrial food webs is typically occupied by mammalian carnivores (order carnivora) that broadly affect and shape ecosystems through trophic cascades. their inter-specific interactions can further complicate effects on community dynamics as a consequence of intra-guild competition. the capacity for competitive mammalian carnivores to segregate their hunting and activity regimes is in major part a function of their similarity, in terms of body-size and dietary nich ... | 2020 | 32563175 |
| chemical immobilisation of dhole (cuon alpinus), indian jackal (canis aureus indicus) and indian wolf (canis lupus pallipes) with ketamine hydrochloride-xylazine hydrochloride. | maintaining wild animals in captivity often requires chemical immobilisation to achieve various diagnostic, surgical and management interventions. four dholes, two indian grey wolves and four indian jackals were immobilised using ketamine-xylazine combination for either medical or management interventions. based on the estimated body weight, canids were darted upon with 6-8 mg kg-1 ketamine and 0.7-1.14 mg kg-1 xylazine. initial signs of drug effect included decreased mentation and progressive a ... | 2016 | 29067197 |
| prevalence of capillaria plica in danish wild carnivores. | capillaria plica is a parasitic nematode belonging to the family capillariidae. the adult parasites reside in the urinary tract of wild and domestic canines. the infection is most often asymptomatic, but can cause a wide range of symptoms including urinary bladder inflammation, pollacisuria, dysuria and hematuria. canines acquire the infection by ingesting the intermediate host, the earthworm (lumbricidae). epidemiological studies on c. plica infection in wildlife are few and only one previous d ... | 2018 | 30302310 |
| a survey of babesia spp. and hepatozoon spp. in wild canids in israel. | babesia spp. and hepatozoon spp. are apicomplexan parasites that infect a variety of animals, including canids. their life-cycle includes an invertebrate hematophagous vector as a definitive host and vertebrates as intermediate hosts. the aims of this study were to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for babesia spp. and hepatozoon spp. infections in wild golden jackals (canis aureus) and red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in israel and to compare spleen with blood sample polymerase chain reactio ... | 2018 | 29554923 |
| first report of pneumonia caused by angiostrongylus vasorum in a golden jackal. | angiostrongylosis caused by metastrongyloid nematode angiostrongylus vasorum is an emerging parasitic disease in europe and the red fox (vulpes vulpes) is considered as a main reservoir species for this parasite. little is known about the role of other wild canids in the epidemiology of angiostrongylosis. the present paper provides the first description of pathomorphological lesions caused by a. vasorum in a golden jackal (canis aureus). the paper describes a case of co-infection with a. vasorum ... | 2017 | 29035862 |
| trichinella infections in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) and golden jackals (canis aureus) in six districts of serbia. | wild animals, including red foxes (vulpes vulpes) and golden jackals (canis aureus), are the most important reservoirs of trichinella spp. although the red fox is considered one of the main reservoirs of trichinella spp. in europe, only a few animals have been examined in serbia. the present study assessed trichinella spp. infection in red foxes and golden jackals from the six districts in serbia. thirty-seven carcasses of red foxes and 13 carcasses of golden jackals shot during the official hun ... | 2017 | 28920804 |
| exposure to neospora spp. and besnoitia spp. in wildlife from israel. | neosporosis and besnoitiosis, caused by cyst-forming protozoa neospora caninum and besnoitia besnoiti, respectively, are parasitic infestations of livestock in israel. these parasites cause significant economic losses in cattle due to reproductive and productive disorders. both parasites have been detected in several wild ruminant species throughout other regions of the world, while the existence of a sylvatic life cycle in israel remains uncertain. thus, a wide panel of 871 sera from two wild c ... | 2018 | 30175044 |
| respiratory and cardiopulmonary nematode species of foxes and jackals in serbia. | as part of routine monitoring of foxes (vulpes vulpes) and jackals (canis aureus) on the territory of vojvodina province (northern serbia), an analysis of respiratory and cardiopulmonary parasitic nematodes was conducted. both host species harbored eucoleus aerophilus, e. boehmi and crenosoma vulpis, whereas angiostrongylus vasorum was found only in foxes. a high prevalence of infection (72.6 %) was noted for e. aerophilus in foxes. the remaining parasite species occurred less frequently in both ... | 2018 | 31662649 |
| carnivore distribution across habitats in a central-european landscape: a camera trap study. | quantitative data on local variation in patterns of occurrence of common carnivore species, such as the red fox, european badger, or martens in central europe are largely missing. we conducted a study focusing on carnivore ecology and distribution in a cultural landscape with the use of modern technology. we placed 73 automated infra-red camera traps into four different habitats differing in water availability and canopy cover (mixed forest, wetland, shrubby grassland and floodplain forest) in t ... | 2018 | 30002596 |
| trichinella spp. in wild mesocarnivores in an endemic setting. | human trichinellosis and trichinella infection in pigs are both still endemic in the balkans, including serbia. because of the flow between the sylvatic and the domestic cycle of trichinella spp., monitoring wildlife has been recommended for the risk assessment of trichinella spp. infection in swine. we have previously shown the presence of trichinella infection in wild carnivores including the wolf and the golden jackal, and here we report on trichinella infection in several other mesocarnivore ... | 2019 | 30922087 |
| first identification of echinococcus multilocularis in golden jackals in croatia. | alveolar echinococcosis, caused by the tapeworm echinococcus multilocularis, is one of the world's most dangerous zoonosis and an emerging disease with growing incidence in humans. the disease has been reported in new areas and host species in the last two decades, and the primary hosts of the parasite - red fox, golden jackal and grey wolf - are expanding their distribution in europe. here we report the morphological and molecular identification of echinococcus multilocularis tapeworms in one o ... | 2018 | 29975650 |
| infection of the jackal (canis aureus) by haplorchis taichui (trematoda: heterophyidae) in southwestern iran: a clue for potential human infection. | we detected eight trematodes in the small intestine of a road-killed jackal (canis aureus) from hamidiyeh district near the city of ahvaz, khuzestan province in 2010. | 2020 | 31123476 |
| the golden jackal (canis aureus) as an indicator animal for trichinella britovi in iran. | nematodes of the genus trichinella are zoonotic parasites causing trichinellosis. in iran, these parasites occur in several animal species and rare cases have been recorded in humans. to monitor the epidemiological pattern of these parasites in the khorasan-e-razavi province, northeastern iran, muscle tissues were collected from the tongues of roadkill animals between 2016 and 2017: 295 stray dogs, one red fox (vulpes vulpes), 12 golden jackals (canis aureus), and one wild boar (sus scrofa). tri ... | 2018 | 29745365 |
| population status, foraging ecology and activity pattern of golden jackal (canis aureus) in guangua ellala forest, awi zone, north west ethiopia. | a study on population status, foraging ecology and activity pattern of golden jackal (canis aureus) was conducted from october 2017 to august 2018. data was collected through direct observation (total count, focal and scan sampling) and faecal dropping analysis. data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and compared with chi-square test, t test and one way anova. the result indicated that the average number of golden jackal in the study area was 65 during the wet season and 83 during the dr ... | 2020 | 32470044 |
| prevalence of intestinal helminth infections in dogs and two species of wild animals from samarkand region of uzbekistan. | this study aimed to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminth parasitic infections and associated risk factors for the human infection among the people of samarkand, uzbekistan. infection status of helminths including echinococcus granulosus was surveyed in domestic and wild animals from 4 sites in the samarkand region, uzbekistan during 2015-2018. fecal samples of each animal were examined with the formalin-ether sedimentation technique and the recovery of intestinal helminths was perform ... | 2019 | 31715699 |
| dispersal history of the golden jackal (canis aureus moreoticus geoffroy, 1835) in europe and possible causes of its recent population explosion. | data on the historical distribution of the golden jackal in europe and its primary habitats are scarce. there are many new data on the population explosion and the rapid spread of the in europe. however, the main factors for this expansion, the core population and its routes of dispersal, remain controversial or insufficiently studied. | 2019 | 31139003 |
| golden jackals (canis aureus) as hosts for ticks and tick-borne pathogens in serbia. | the golden jackal (canis aureus) is a medium-sized canid species native to europe. this species is characterized by rapid large-scale expansion. a similar trend is also observed in serbia, where the species is now distributed in more than a half of the territory. although jackals prefer habitats in human-dominated landscapes, these animals have not been studied well enough from an eco-epidemiological point of view, and little is known about their potential for carrying zoonotic pathogens. in a s ... | 2018 | 29678402 |
| genotyping echinococcus granulosus from canine isolates in ilam province, west of iran. | cystic echinococcosis (ce) is one of the most common parasitic zoonosis caused by echinococcus granulosus worldwide. this study investigated genotype diversity of echinococcus granulosus isolated from stray dogs and golden jackals in ilam province, west of iran. | 2020 | 29317887 |
| predation on capped langurs (presbytis pileata) by cooperatively hunting jackals (canis aureus). | predation attempts by cooperatively hunting jackals (canis aureus) on capped langurs (presbytis pileata) in moist deciduous forest in north-central bangladesh are described. the incidents were observed during a 15-m field study of the ecology and behavior of capped langurs. two attacks on langurs were made cooperatively by, in one instance, a pair and in a second instance a small pack of jackals. one of these attacks was successful. although p. pileata is a highly arboreal species, both attacks ... | 1989 | 31964020 |
| cranial variability and differentiation among golden jackals (canis aureus) in europe, asia minor and africa. | golden jackal (canis aureus) expansion in the last decades has triggered research interest in europe. however, jackal phylogeny and taxonomy are still controversial. morphometric studies in europe found differences between dalmatian and the other european jackals. recent genetic studies revealed that african and eurasian golden jackals are distinct species. moreover, large canis aureus lupaster may be a cryptic subspecies of the african golden jackal. although genetic studies suggest changes in ... | 2020 | 32206023 |
| rapid spread and emergence of heartworm resulting from climate and climate-driven ecological changes in hungary. | in europe, dirofilaria immitis persists mainly in the southern countries with a mediterranean climate. because spreading of heartworms from these countries towards the northern ones could be observed in the past decades, necropsy records of 4076 hungarian dogs were reviewed for heartworm infections. the first autochthonous canine d. immitis case was detected on the great hungarian plain in 2007. until 2011, the number of heartworm infection cases was low, and these cases were restricted to a sma ... | 2020 | 32145530 |
| molecular recalcitrance of hair passing the digestive system of a canid. | hair is an important component in scat that is commonly used for prey analyses in carnivores. chemically, hair predominately consists of keratin. the recalcitrant fiber protein is degraded in nature only by a few insects and soil microorganisms. common proteases such as pepsin do not decompose keratin. infrared spectroscopy was used to detect chemical differences caused by pretreatment and fate of hairs. three sample sets were compared: original untreated hair, original milled hair, and hairs ex ... | 2020 | 32992751 |
| molecular survey of dirofilaria species in stray dogs, red foxes and golden jackals from vojvodina, serbia. | cardiopulmonary dirofilariosis in dogs and other carnivores is caused by dirofilaria immitis, while dirofilaria repens usually causes a subcutaneous infection. the importance of red foxes and golden jackals in the epidemiology of dirofilariosis remains unknown. thus, the aim of this study was to conduct a cross-sectional molecular survey of dirofilaria species in stray dogs, red foxes and golden jackals from the endemic region of vojvodina, serbia, in order to determine and update data on their ... | 2020 | 31881413 |
| investigating the presence of sars cov-2 in free-living and captive animals. | due to sars cov-2 recombination rates, number of infected people and recent reports of environmental contamination, the possibility of sars cov-2 transmission to animals can be expected. we tested samples of dominant free-living and captive wildlife species in croatia for the presence of anti-sars cov-2 antibodies and viral rna. in total, from june 2020 until february 2021, we tested blood, muscle extract and fecal samples of 422 free-living wild boars (sus scrofa), red foxes (vulpes vulpes) and ... | 2021 | 34064271 |
| feeding responses of the golden jackal after reduction of anthropogenic food subsidies. | little is known of the resources that limit or promote the rapidly expanding golden jackal (canis aureus) population in europe. we hypothesised that in an area of intensive big game hunting, a reduction of the main food resource (human subsidised big game viscera) would result in dietary switching. we used multivariate analyses to test whether the dietary composition of 200 jackal stomachs varied between two 2-yearly survey occasions, the first without big game viscera removal (availability of 6 ... | 2018 | 30532165 |
| histomorphological differentiation of the skin of leopard (panthera pardus), leopard cat (prionailurus bengalensis), bengal tiger (panthera tigris), and golden jackal (canis aureus). | leopard (panthera pardus), leopard cat (prionailurus bengalensis) bengal tiger (panthera tigris), and golden jackal (canis aureus) are carnivores. leopard and bengal tiger are listed in the red list as vulnerable species by the international union for conservation of nature and natural resources. leopard cat and golden jackal are grouped under animals of least concern. a wide variation exists in the structure of the skin and pattern of hair follicles among domestic and wild mammals. thus, the st ... | 2019 | 32546933 |