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Table 2 Protist parasites of the golden jackal, Canis aureus

From: A synoptic overview of golden jackal parasites reveals high diversity of species

Family

Species

Origin

Prevalence (%)

Frequency

Method

Reference

Phylum Apicomplexa

Class Aconoidasida

Babesiidae

Babesia canis (syn. Piroplasma canis)

na (as P. canis)

na

na

EI

[40]

Nigeriaa

na

1/6

BS

[41]

Romania

9.2

5/54

MI

[42]

Babesia gibsoni

na

na

na

EI

[43]

India

na

na

BS

[44]

Theileriidae

“Theileria annae”

Romania

3.7

2/54

MI

[42]

Class Conoidasida

      

Eimeriidae

Eimeria sp.b

Bulgaria

5.8

3/56

CO

[45]

Eimeria aurei b

India

na

na

CO

[46]

Isospora sp.

Bulgaria

5.8

3/56

CO

[45]

 

Indiaa

case report

 

CO

[47]

 

Iran

7.1

4/56

CO

[48]

 

Serbia

6.6

4/60

CO

[49]

Isospora dutoiti

former USSR

na

na

CO

[50]

 

Turkmenistan

na

na

CO

[51]

Isospora kzilordiniensis

Kazakhstan

na

2/9

CO

[52]

Isospora neorivolta

Russia

9.3

14/150

CO

[53]

Isospora ohioensis

Russia

5.3

8/150

CO

[53]

Isospora theileri

Azerbaijan

na

na

CO

[54]

Turkmenistan

na

na

CO

[51]

Hepatozoidae

Hepatozoon sp.

Algeria

na

2/5

MI

[55]

Mauritania

25.0

4/16

MI

[55]

Hepatozoon canis

Austria

case report

 

MI

[56]

 

case report

 

MI

[42]

Croatia

30.4

14/46

MI

[57]

Czech Republic

na

1/1

MI

[42]

Hungary

57.9

33/57

MI

[57]

 

60.0

na

MI

[58]

Israel

2.1

1/46

BS

[19]

Montenegro

na

2/2

MI

[57]

Romania

72.2

39/54

MI

[42]

Serbia

67.5

140/206

MI

[57]

Sarcocystidae

Cystoisospora canis

Hungary

15.0

3/20

CO

[59]

Neospora caninum

Israel

1.7

2/114

IFAT

[60]

Sarcocystis sp.

Bulgaria

1.9

1/56

CO

[45]

Sarcocystis cruzi (syn. S. bovicanis)

Russia (as S. bovicanis)

20.0

30/150

CO

[53]

Sarcocystis tenella (syn. S. ovicanis)

Russia (as S. ovicanis)

34.0

51/150

CO

[53]

Sarcocystis tropicalis (syn. Isospora tropicalis)

India (as I. tropicalis)

case report

 

CO

[61]

 

India

case report

 

CO

[62]

Toxoplasma-type oocysts

Hungary

5.0

1/20

CO

[59]

Toxoplasma gondii

Iran

33.3

na

LAST

[63]

 

77.5

31/40

ELISA

[64]

“Flagellates”c

Hexamitidae

Giardia sp.

Iraqa

100

4/4

CO

[65]

Giardia duodenalis (syn. G. canis)

Croatia

12.5

1/8

IF, MI

[66]

Iran

7.1

4/56

CO

[48]

Russia (as G. canis)

1.3

2/150

CO

[53]

Trichomonadidae

Pentatrichomonas hominis (syn. P. canis auri)

India (as P. canis auri)

case report

 

CO

[67]

Trypanosomatidae

Leishmania sp.

Iran

2.5

4/161

SIO

[68]

 

12.5

6/48

IFA

 

Serbia

6.9

15/126

MI

[69]

Spaina

case report

 

H

[70]

Leishmania donovani

Bangladesh

5 cases

na

MI

[71]

Georgia

na

1/4

SIO

[72]

Kazakhstan

na

na

na

[73]

Iran

5.0

1/20

SIO

[74]

na

na

na

EI

[75]

Leishmania infantum

Algeria

case report

 

IFI, MI

[76]

Georgia

2.5

1/39

IA

[77]

Iran

10.0

1/10

DAT, ELISA, IFAT

[78]

 

11.6

7/60

DAT

[78]

 

1.6

1/60

SIO

 

Iraq

59.6

90/151

SIO, Cult, IFAT, ELISA

[79]

Israel

7.6

4/53

ELISA

[80]

 

6.5

3/46

ELISA

[19]

 

1.3

1/77

MI

[81]

Kazakhstan

na

na

na

[82]

Romania

2.7

1/36

MI

[42]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

[83]

Turkmenistan

2 specimens

na

na

[84]

Leishmania major

na

na

na

EI

[85]

Leishmania tropica

Israel

6.5

5/77

na

[81]

  1. Abbreviations: BS blood smear May-Grünwald-Giemsa stained, CO coprological examination, Cult cultures from the viscera, blood and other tissues, DAT direct agglutination test, EI experimental infection, ELISA enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, H histopathology, IA immunochromatographic assay, IF immunofluorescence assay, IFAT indirect fluorescent antibody test, IFI indirect fluorescent immunoassay, LAST latex agglutination slide test, MI- molecular identification, SIO smears from internal organs stained with standard Giemsa, na not applicable/unknown
  2. aAnimals kept in captivity
  3. bDoubtful record
  4. cVarious opinions on the higher taxonomy of these groups are available, hence we keep the generic term “flagellates”