| endoparasites of eurasian lynx (lynx lynx) (linnaeus, 1758) from an enclosure of western pomeranian nature society in jablonowo | the aim of this study was to describe parasites of three lynx living in an enclosure of western pomeranian nature society in jablonowo. during analysis of 3 gram faecal samples eggs of toxascaris leonina, toxocara cati, ancylostoma sp. and oocysts of cystoisospora felis were found. to our knowledge this is the first report of c. felis infection in lynx from poland. presented research show that wild cats in captivity are particularly exposed on parasitic infections and demand regular examination. | 2017 | 28601059 |
| survey on parasitic infections in wildcat (felis silvestris silvestris schreber, 1777) by scat collection. | wildcats are endangered felid species living in europe, asia, and africa. regrettably, scientific information on parasites of wildcats is particularly meager and they often rely on data gained by necropsies of a small number of animals. in the present study, scat collection was used to assess the parasite spectrum of european wildcats living in the etna park (sicily, italy). scat collection was performed from may to september 2010 by weekly walking four transects for a total of 391 km. samples w ... | 2016 | 26377843 |