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Table 4 A comprehensive list of cestode 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

Intensity

Method

Reference

Phylum Platyhelminthes

       

Class Cestoda

       

Dilepididae

Aelurotaenia cameroni

India

na

na

na

na

[132]

Diphyllobothriidae

Diphyllobothrium sp.

Indiaa

na

na

na

CO

[133]

Diphyllobothrium latum

Bangladesh

20.0

6/30

na

necropsy

[134]

 

India

na

na

na

na

[112]

Spirometra sp.

Indiaa

na

na

na

CO

[135]

Iran

7.1

1/14

4

necropsy

[136]

Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (syn. S. erinacei)

Azerbaijan

25.0

19/76

1–19

necropsy

[99]

 

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Azerbaijan (as S. erinacei)

3.5

4/114

2–21

necropsy

[137]

Iran (as S. erinacei)

na

na

na

necropsy

[105]

Spirometra houghtoni

Iran

na

na

na

necropsy

[105]

Spirometra mansoni (syn. Bothriocephalus mansoni)

Italy

case report

na

necropsy

[138]

 

Dipylidiidae

Diplopylidium noelleri

Iran

5.0

na

na

necropsy

[139]

Tunisia

16.0

5/31

1–66

necropsy

[140]

Dipylidium caninum (syns Taenia elliptica, T. cucumerina)

Azerbaijan

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bangladesh

26.6

8/30

na

necropsy

[134]

Bulgaria

3.8

na

na

necropsy

[141]

63.6

7/11

na

necropsy

[142]

Chechnya

100

16/16

3–12

necropsy

[103]

Hungary

5.0

1/20

4

necropsy

[59]

India

na

na

na

na

[143]

 

na

na

na

na

[112]

Indiaa

5.0

3/60

na

CO

[144]

Iran

7.1

1/14

4

necropsy

[136]

10.0

4/40

na

necropsy

[145]

20.0

2/10

na

necropsy

[111]

10.1

8/79

na

necropsy

[139]

33.9

19/56

na

necropsy

[48]

Israel

46.6

7/15

na

necropsy

[146]

5.8

1/17

na

CO

[19]

Italy

na

na

na

necropsy

[138]

Kazakhstan

16.6

3/18

2–8

necropsy

[147]

Russia

47.8

na

na

necropsy

[97]

5.0

1/20

1.00 ± 0.25

necropsy

[96]

10.0

6/60

na

necropsy

[106]

na

na

na

necropsy

[107]

8.0

12/150

1–13

necropsy

[53]

Serbia

1.6

7/447

4.8 ± 0.6

necropsy

[108]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[148]

Tunisia

na

1/5

na

necropsy

[149]

16.0

5/31

4–67

necropsy

[140]

Turkey

na

na

na

necropsy

[150]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[151]

na

na

na

necropsy

[152]

Joyeuxiella echinorhynchoides

Azerbaijan

30.2

23/76

1–30

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Iran

27.8

5/18

na

necropsy

[334]

7.5

3/40

na

necropsy

[145]

Turkey

na

na

na

necropsy

[150]

Joyeuxiella pasqualei

Iran

30.0

3/10

na

necropsy

[111]

Mesocestoididae

Mesocestoides sp. group A (oval to elongate cirrus-pouch and short cirrus)

Israel

8.1

7/86

na

necropsy, ME

[335]

Mesocestoides sp. group B (broad-oval cirrus-pouch and long, more or less strongly coiled cirrus)

Israel

15.2

13/85

na

necropsy, ME

 

Mesocestoides sp.

Greece

na

3/5

na

necropsy

[104]

Tunisia

na

2/5

na

necropsy

[149]

Iran

na

1/1

na

necropsy

[336]

Bulgaria

34.6

na

na

necropsy

[45]

Mesocestoides corti

Azerbaijan

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Tunisia

12.9

4/31

1–10

necropsy

[140]

Mesocestoides lineatus (syn. M. carnivoricolus)

Azerbaijan

2.6

3/114

9–47

necropsy

[137]

37.7

37/98

2–63

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bulgaria

27.0

na

na

necropsy

[101]

72.7

8/11

na

necropsy

[142]

Hungary

20.0

4/20

na

necropsy

[59]

India

na

na

na

na

[112]

India (as M. carnivoricolus)

na

na

na

necropsy

[337]

Ingushetia

na

1/2

na

necropsy

[338]

Iran

15.0

3/20

na

necropsy

[110]

70.0

7/10

na

necropsy

[111]

36.7

29/79

na

necropsy

[139]

30.3

17/56

na

necropsy

[48]

61.1

11/18

na

necropsy

[334]

Russia

26.1

na

na

necropsy

[97]

5.0

1/20

1.00 ± 0.53

necropsy

[96]

40.0

24/60

na

necropsy

[106]

na

na

na

necropsy

[339]

na

na

na

necropsy

[98]

40.0

60/150

1–128

necropsy

[53]

Serbia

5.8

26/447

69.7 ± 9.3

necropsy

[108]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[148]

Tunisia

74.0

23/31

na

necropsy

[140]

Turkey

na

na

na

necropsy

[340]

Ukraine

na

1/1

5

necropsy

[341]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[151]

na

na

na

necropsy

[152]

Mesocestoides litteratus

Serbia

4.7

21/447

64.3 ± 15.1

necropsy

[108]

Tunisia

23.0

7/31

6–130

necropsy

[140]

Mesocestoides petrowi

Azerbaijan

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Russia

na

na

na

necropsy

[342]

Mesocestoides zacharovae

Azerbaijan

case report

na

necropsy

[343]

 

Taeniidae

Echinococcus granulosus

Azerbaijan

16.3

16/98

2–400

necropsy

[99]

 

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bangladesh

20.0

6/30

na

necropsy

[134]

Bulgaria

23.0

na

na

necropsy

[101]

 

na

3/3

na

PCR

[344]

 

9.0

1/11

na

necropsy

[142]

 

1.9

na

na

necropsy

[45]

Ceylon

case report

7

necropsy

[345]

 

Chad

1.2

1/82

na

necropsy

[346]

Chechnya

na

na

na

necropsy

[347]

 

12.0

2/16

8–16

necropsy

[103]

Chechnya, Ingushetia

na

2/7

74–217

necropsy

[348]

Hungary

10.0

2/20

na

necropsy

[59]

India

na

na

na

CO

[349]

Iran

5.0

1/20

48

necropsy

[110]

 

na

na

na

necropsy

[105]

 

16.0

na

na

necropsy

[350]

 

2.3

2/86

na

necropsy

[351]

 

40.0

16/40

na

necropsy

[145]

 

40.0

16/40

na

necropsy

[352]

 

8.9

7/79

na

necropsy

[139]

 

20.0

2/10

na

necropsy

[353]

 

66.7

6/9

na

CO

[353]

 

na

1/1

na

PCR

[354]

 

3.5

2/56

na

necropsy

[48]

 

na

na

na

PCR

[355]

Italy

case report

1

necropsy

[356]

 

Kazakhstan

5.9

na

3–29

necropsy

[147]

Kenya

27.2

6/22

< 200

necropsy

[357]

Palestine

na

na

na

na

[358]

Pakistan

9.0

9/100

na

necropsy

[359]

Russia

12.5

2/16

na

necropsy

[360]

 

82.6

na

na

necropsy

[97]

 

69.8

na

na

necropsy

[361]

 

5.0

1/20

4.00 ± 2.36

necropsy

[96]

 

66.0

10/15

na

CO

[362]

 

3.3

2/60

na

necropsy

[106]

 

na

na

na

necropsy

[107]

Tajikistan

30.7

4/13

> 1,000

necropsy

[363]

Tunisia

na

1/5

72

necropsy

[149]

 

na

2/2

na

PCR

[364]

 

9.7

3/31

11–98

necropsy

[140]

E. multilocularis (syn. Alveococcus multilocularis)

Azerbaijan

3.7

2/54

3–5

necropsy

[99]

Hungary

9.0

1/11

412

necropsy

[365]

Ingushetia

na

1/2

na

necropsy

[338]

Iran

16.0

4/25

na

necropsy

[366]

 

50.0

5/10

na

necropsy

[353]

 

na

9/9

na

CO

[353]

Russia (as Alveococcus multilocularis)

18.7

3/16

na

necropsy

[360]

Serbia

14.3

4/28

4–57

necropsy

[367]

Tajikistan

7.7

1/13

na

necropsy

[363]

Uzbekistan

na

1/4

na

necropsy

[368]

Multiceps multiceps (syn. Taenia multiceps

Azerbaijan

8.9

8/89

2–11

necropsy

[99]

 

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bangladesh (as T. multiceps)

10.0

3/30

na

necropsy

[134]

Bulgaria

9.0

na

na

necropsy

[101]

 

9.0

1/11

 

necropsy

[142]

Chechnya

na

na

na

necropsy

[347]

Iran

7.5

3/40

 

necropsy

[145]

India

na

na

na

necropsy

[369]

Kazakhstan

11.1

2/18

4–16

necropsy

[147]

Russia

39.1

na

na

necropsy

[97]

Serbia

1.6

7/447

3.00 ± 0.53

necropsy

[108]

Tajikistan

na

2/6

na

necropsy

[370]

Ukraine

na

1/1

na

necropsy

[341]

Taenia serialis

Kazakhstan

5.5

1/18

10

necropsy

[147]

Kenya

na

2/2

42

PCR

[371]

Serbia

1.1

5/447

2.7 ± 0.2

necropsy

[108]

Taenia sp.

Bulgaria

23.0

na

na

necropsy

[141]

Greece

na

1/5

na

necropsy

[104]

India

na

na

na

na

[143]

Indiaa

11.6

7/60

na

CO

[144]

Irana

na

2/2

11 ± 2 epg

CO

[372]

Kenya

60.0

3/5

na

necropsy

[373]

Tunisia

19

6/31

1–29

necropsy

[140]

Taenia crassiceps

Azerbaijan

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Hungary

40.0

8/20

na

necropsy

[59]

Russia

25.0

15/60

na

necropsy

[106]

Taenia hydatigena (syn. T. marginata)

Azerbaijan

15.3

14/91

1–18

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bulgaria

55.0

na

na

necropsy

[101]

27.2

3/11

na

necropsy

[142]

Chechnya

na

na

na

necropsy

[347]

50.0

8/16

3–6

necropsy

[103]

Hungary

15.0

3/20

na

necropsy

[59]

India

na

na

na

necropsy

[369]

Iran

7.1

1/14

2

necropsy

[136]

40.0

16/40

na

necropsy

[145]

10.0

1/10

na

necropsy

[111]

7.6

6/79

na

necropsy

[139]

7.1

4/56

na

necropsy

[48]

5.6

1/18

na

necropsy

[334]

Italy (as T. marginata)

na

na

na

na

[138]

Kazakhstan

22.0

4/18

2–8

necropsy

[147]

Russia

6.2

1/16

na

necropsy

[360]

36.8

14/38

1–3

necropsy

[374]

34.8

na

na

necropsy

[97]

5.0

1/20

3.00 ± 2.18

necropsy

[96]

1.6

1/60

na

necropsy

[106]

na

na

na

necropsy

[98]

na

na

na

necropsy

[107]

Serbia

0.9

4/447

3.75 ± 1.80

necropsy

[108]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[148]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[152]

Taenia krabbei

Azerbaijan

0.8

1/114

3

necropsy

[137]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Taenia krepkogorski (syn. Hydatigera krepkogorski)

Azerbaijan

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Taenia ovis

Azerbaijan

5.1

2/39

1–2

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bulgaria

case report

 

na

necropsy

[375]

Iran

5.6

1/18

 

necropsy

[334]

Russia

39.1

na

na

necropsy

[97]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[148]

USSR (former)

na

na

na

necropsy

[376]

Taenia pisiformis (syn. T. serrata)

Azerbaijan

15.7

14/89

1–6

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bulgaria

18.0

na

na

necropsy

[101]

54.5

6/11

 

necropsy

[142]

Chechnya

100

16/16

3–18

necropsy

[103]

Greece

na

1/5

na

necropsy

[104]

Hungary

20.0

4/20

na

necropsy

[59]

India (as T. serrata)

na

na

na

na

[377]

na

na

na

necropsy

[369]

Iran

na

na

na

necropsy

[105]

Kazakhstan

5.5

1/18

3

necropsy

[147]

Russia

17.4

na

na

necropsy

[97]

3.3

2/60

 

necropsy

[106]

na

na

na

necropsy

[107]

16.7

25/150

1–3

necropsy

[53]

Serbia

1.8

8/447

10.1 ± 2.1

necropsy

[108]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[148]

Tunisia

3.2

1/31

1

necropsy

[140]

Taenia polyacantha (syn. Tetratirotaenia polyacantha)

Azerbaijan (as Tetratirotaenia polyacantha)

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Turkey

na

na

na

necropsy

[340]

Taenia taeniaeformis (syn. Hydatigera taeneiformis)

Azerbaijan (as H. taeneiformis)

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[148]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[152]

  1. Abbreviations: CO coprological examination; ME microscopic/morphological examination; PCR polymerase chain reaction; epg eggs per gram faeces; na not applicable/not available
  2. aAnimals kept in captivity