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Table 6 Nematode parasites of the golden jackal, Canis aureus

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

Family

Species (synonym)

Origin

Prevalence (%)

Frequency

Intensity

Method

Reference

Phylum Nematoda

Class Chromadorea

Ancylostomatidae

Ancylostoma sp.

Indiaa

na

3/3

na

CO

[182]

na

5/5

na

CO

[183]

31.6

19/60

na

CO

[144]

case report

 

700 epg

CO

[184]

case report

 

na

CO

[47]

Irana

na

2/2

10.5 epg

CO

[372]

Ancylostoma/Uncinaria sp.

Bulgaria

84.6

na

na

necropsy

[141]

Indiaa

na

na

na

CO

[135]

India

na

3/6

na

CO

[185]

Iran

na

na

na

necropsy

[105]

Serbia

33.3

20/60

na

necropsy

[49]

Tunisia

na

5/5

na

necropsy

[149]

Ancylostoma braziliense b

India

na

na

na

na

[117]

Ancylostoma caninum

Azerbaijan

17.3

17/98

1–20

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bangladesh

46.6

14/30

na

necropsy

[134]

Bulgaria

54.5

6/11

na

necropsy

[142]

11.5

na

na

necropsy

[45]

Chechnya

50.0

8/16

3–18

necropsy

[103]

Egypt

na

na

na

necropsy

[186]

Greece

na

1/5

na

necropsy

[104]

Hungary

40.0

8/20

na

necropsy

[59]

India

na

na

na

na

[187]

na

na

na

na

[143]

na

na

na

na

[188]

Indiaa

na

na

na

CO

[189]

100

12/12

100–400 epg

CO

[190]

Iran

100

20/20

27.1

necropsy

[110]

7.1

1/14

4

necropsy

[136]

2.5

2/79

na

necropsy

[139]

case report

 

na

necropsy

[155]

3.5

2/56

na

necropsy

[48]

Israel

33.3

5/15

na

necropsy

[146]

76.0

13/17

50–800 epg

CO

[19]

Russia

52.2

na

na

necropsy

[97]

5.0

3/60

na

necropsy

[106]

na

na

na

necropsy

[107]

12.0

18/150

3–265

necropsy

[53]

Serbia

0.2

1/447

2

necropsy

[108]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[148]

Tunisia

9.7

3/31

2–4

necropsy

[140]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[151]

Ancylostoma guentini

India

na

na

na

necropsy

[191]

Placoconus lotoris (syn. Uncinaria lotoris)b

Russia

16.6

2/12

4

necropsy

[98]

Uncinaria stenocephala

Afghanistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[192]

Azerbaijan

50.0

49/98

1–404

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bulgaria

64.0

na

na

necropsy

[101]

na

na

na

necropsy

[237]

45.4

5/11

na

necropsy

[142]

84.6

na

na

necropsy

[45]

Chechnya

50.0

8/16

4–23

necropsy

[103]

Greece

na

4/5

na

necropsy

[104]

Hungary

40.0

8/20

na

necropsy

[59]

Iran

85.0

17/20

11.1

necropsy

[110]

6.3

5/79

na

necropsy

[139]

Russia

34.8

na

na

necropsy

[97]

na

na

na

necropsy

[339]

30.0

18/60

na

necropsy

[106]

na

na

na

necropsy

[107]

89.3

134/150

3–550

necropsy

[53]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[148]

Tunisia

68.0

21/31

1–54

necropsy

[140]

Turkey

na

na

na

necropsy

[150, 194]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[151]

na

na

na

necropsy

[152]

Ascarididae

Baylisascaris devosi

Azerbaijan

17.7

14/79

1–16

necropsy

[99]

Toxascaris sp.

Kazakhstan

11.1

2/18

2–8

necropsy

[147]

Toxascaris leonina

Afghanistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[192]

Armeniaa

case report

 

na

CO

[195]

Azerbaijan

0.8

1/114

1

necropsy

[137]

31.8

29/91

1–19

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bulgaria

36.0

na

na

necropsy

[101]

5.8

na

na

necropsy

[141]

Chechnya

100

16/16

1–12

necropsy

[103]

Egypt

na

na

na

necropsy

[186]

Hungary

15.0

3/20

na

necropsy

[59]

Iran

30.0

3/10

na

necropsy

[111]

Irana

na

2/2

166.5 epg

CO

[372]

Kazakhstan

11.1

2/18

2–11

necropsy

[147]

Russia

43.5

na

na

necropsy

[97]

10.0

2/20

4.00 ± 3.14

necropsy

[96]

15.0

9/60

na

necropsy

[106]

na

na

na

necropsy

[98]

na

na

na

necropsy

[107]

4.7

7/150

2–23

necropsy

[53]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[148]

Tunisia

6.5

2/31

1–7

necropsy

[140]

Turkey

na

na

na

necropsy

[150]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[151]

na

na

na

necropsy

[152]

Toxocara sp.

Indiaa

21.6

13/60

na

CO

[144]

na

na

na

CO

[196]

na

2/2

40–700 epg

CO

[197]

na

3/6

na

CO

[185]

Toxocara canis (syn. Belascaris marginata)

Azerbaijan

32.6

32/98

1–21

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bangladesh

40.0

12/30

na

necropsy

[134]

na

2/5

na

CO

[118]

Bulgaria

54.5

6/11

na

necropsy

[142]

7.7

na

na

necropsy

[45]

Chechnya

50.0

8/16

3–18

necropsy

[103]

Greece

na

2/5

na

necropsy

[104]

Hungary

20.0

4/20

na

necropsy

[59]

India (as B. marginata)

na

na

na

na

[187]

na

na

na

na

[143]

na

na

na

na

[112]

Indiaa

na

na

na

CO

[189]

Iran

10.0

2/20

na

necropsy

[110]

 

7.1

1/14

10

necropsy

[136]

 

10.0

1/10

na

necropsy

[111]

 

5.0

4/79

na

necropsy

[139]

 

12.5

7/56

na

necropsy

[48]

Irana

na

2/2

25 ± 5 epg

CO

[372]

Russia

60.9

na

na

necropsy

[97]

5.0

1/20

2.00 ± 2.13

necropsy

[96]

6.6

4/60

na

necropsy

[106]

na

na

na

necropsy

[98]

na

na

na

necropsy

[107]

23.3

35/150

1–22

necropsy

[53]

Serbia

1.6

7/447

7.8 ± 2.1

necropsy

[108]

23.3

14/60

na

necropsy

[49]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[148]

Tunisia

16.0

5/31

1–9

necropsy

[140]

Turkey

na

na

na

necropsy

[150]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[151]

na

na

na

necropsy

[152]

Toxocara cati (syns Ascaris mystax, T. mystax)b

Italy

na

na

na

necropsy

[138]

Russia

26.1

na

na

necropsy

[97]

5.0

1/20

2.0 ± 1.9

necropsy

[96]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[152]

Crenosomatidae

Crenosoma vulpis

Azerbaijan

14.6

12/82

1–19

necropsy

[99]

 

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bangladesh

na

1/5

na

necropsy

[118]

Chechnya

100

16/16

10–23

necropsy

[103]

Hungary

30.0

6/20

na

necropsy

[59]

Russia

26.1

n/a

na

necropsy

[97]

10.0

6/60

na

necropsy

[106]

na

na

na

necropsy

[107]

12.0

18/150

6–297

necropsy

[53]

Crenosoma petrowi

Chechnya

37.5

6/16

16–38

necropsy

[103]

Diaphanocephalidae

Kalicephalus schadi fotedari b

India

na

na

na

necropsy

[198]

Dracunculidae

Dracunculus medinensis

India

na

na

na

na

[112]

Kazakhstan

16.6

3/18

2–4

necropsy

[147]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[148]

Gnathostomatidae

Gnathostoma spinigerum

India, Bangladesh, Burma

na

na

na

na

[112]

Bangladesh

26.6

8/30

na

necropsy

[134]

Gongylonematidae

Gongylonema sp.b

Serbia

0.4

2/447

1

necropsy

[108]

Metastrongylidae

Angiostrongylus vasorum

na

na

1/1

na

EI

[199]

Hungary

10.0

2/20

na

necropsy

[59]

Molineidae

Molineus patens

Russia

8.3

5/60

na

necropsy

[106]

26.0

39/150

3–104

necropsy

[53]

Onchocercidae

Acanthocheilonema reconditum (syn. Dipetalonema reconditum)

Bulgaria

30.0

3/10

na

K

[200]

Kenya (as Dipetalonema reconditum)

na

na

na

na

[201]

Dirofilaria immitis

Azerbaijan

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bangladesh

na

4/5

na

necropsy

[118]

Bulgaria

8.9

5/56

2–16

necropsy/K

[202]

9.6

na

na

necropsy

[45]

70.0

7/10

na

K

[200]

37.5

122/325

1–19

necropsy

[203]

Greece

case report

 

4

necropsy

[204]

Hungary

7.4

2/27

1–10

necropsy

[205]

Indiaa

na

na

na

na

[206]

Iran

28.5

4/14

13

necropsy

[136]

na

na

na

necropsy

[207]

11.4

9/79

na

necropsy

[139]

1.7

1/56

na

necropsy

[48]

8.9

4/45

1–10

necropsy, molecular

[208]

Romania

18.52

10/54

1–7

necropsy

[209]

9.26

5/54

na

molecular

[209]

Russia

8.3

1/12

29

necropsy

[98]

8.3

5/60

na

necropsy

[106]

20.0

na

na

necropsy

[339]

22.7

34/150

2–23

necropsy

[53]

Serbia

7.3

32/437

na

necropsy

[210]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[152]

Dirofilaria repens

Egypt

na

na

na

necropsy

[186]

Iran

10.0

2/20

na

necropsy

[110]

Romania

1.8

1/54

na

molecular

[209]

Russia

3.3

2/60

na

necropsy

[106]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[152]

Oxyuridae

Syphacia sp.b

Kazakhstan

5.5

1/18

7

necropsy

[147]

Physalopteridae

Physaloptera sp.

Iran

na

na

na

necropsy

[105]

Kazakhstan

5.5

1/18

4

necropsy

[147]

Physaloptera sibirica

Azerbaijan

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Kazakhstan

11.1

2/18

1–3

necropsy

[147]

Rictulariidae

Rictularia sp.

Egypt

na

na

na

necropsy

[186]

Greece

na

1/5

na

necropsy

[104]

Rictularia affinis (syn. Pterygodermatites affinis)

Azerbaijan

36.3

28/77

1–29

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bulgaria

7.7

na

na

necropsy

[45]

India (as P. affinis)

na

na

na

na

[117]

na

na

na

na

[188]

na

na

na

na

[112]

Iran

50.0

5/10

na

necropsy

[111]

5.0

4/79

na

necropsy

[139]

Kazakhstan

11.1

2/18

1–3

necropsy

[147]

Tunisia (as P. affinis)

6.5

2/31

1

necropsy

[140]

Turkmenistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[177]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[151]

na

na

na

necropsy

[152]

Rictularia cahirensis

Egypt

na

na

na

necropsy

[186]

Iran

10.0

2/20

na

necropsy

[110]

Turkey

na

na

na

necropsy

[340]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[151]

Spirocercidae

Spirocerca arctica

Azerbaijan

16.6

2/12

5–14

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Spirocerca lupi (syn. Filaria sanguinolenta)

Azerbaijan

23.4

23/98

1–29

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

India

case report

 

na

necropsy

[211]

na

na

na

na

[112]

Indiaa

case report

 

na

necropsy

[212]

Iran

2.5

2/79

na

necropsy

[139]

Italy (as F. sanguinolenta)

na

na

na

necropsy

[138]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[151]

Spirocerca sanguinolenta

India

na

na

na

necropsy

[213]

Strongyloididae

Strongyloides sp.

Indiaa

na

na

na

CO

[214]

Irana

na

2/2

5.5 ± 0.7 epg

CO

[372]

Strongyloides stercoralis

Iran

na

na

na

necropsy

[105]

Subuluridae

Oxynema linstowi

Tunisia

3.2

1/31

2

necropsy

[140]

Thelaziidae

Thelazia callipaeda

Romania

1.6

1/64

70

necropsy

[215]

Class Enoplea

       

Capillariidae

Capillaria sp.

Indiaa

na

na

na

CO

[214]

Russia

2.7

4/150

1–45

necropsy

[53]

Eucoleus aerophilus (syn. Thominx aerophilus)

Azerbaijan (as T. aerophilus)

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Hungary

5.0

1/20

na

necropsy

[59]

Russia

8.3

5/60

na

necropsy

[106]

37.3

56/150

1–6

necropsy

[53]

Capillaria boehmi

Russia

30.0

45/150

1–11

necropsy

[53]

Capillaria plica

Azerbaijan

14.8

4/27

1–4

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bulgaria

16.4

na

na

necropsy

[45]

Hungary

45.0

9/20

na

necropsy

[59]

Russia

11.6

7/60

na

necropsy

[106]

33.3

50/150

1–123

necropsy

[53]

Capillaria putorii

Azerbaijan

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Dioctophymatidae

Dioctophyme renale

Azerbaijan

3.5

4/114

1

necropsy

[137]

Iran

35.0

7/20

na

necropsy

[110, 216]

Russia

3.3

2/60

na

necropsy

[106]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[148]

Uzbekistan

na

na

na

necropsy

[151]

na

na

na

necropsy

[152]

Dioctophyme skrjabini

Russia

17.4

na

na

necropsy

[97]

Trichinellidae

Trichinella sp.

Armenia

33.3

5/15

na

TRIC

[217]

Azerbaijan

30.1

na

na

TRIC

[218]

28.6

na

na

TRIC

[219]

Bulgaria

50.0

na

na

TRIC

[220]

33.3

15/45

na

TRIC

[221]

21.2

7/33

na

TRIC

[222]

Croatia

na

na

na

AD

[102]

Georgia

80.0

na

na

TRIC

[218]

Romania

53.7

29/54

na

TRIC

[223]

Russia

14.3

na

na

TRIC

[224]

case report

 

na

AD

[225]

25.0

75/302

na

TRIC

[226]

case report

 

na

AD

[227]

Tajikistan

na

na

na

TRIC

[228]

Thailand

case report

 

na

TRIC

[229]

case report

 

na

TRIC

[230]

USSR (former)

36.5

na

na

TRIC

[231]

Yugoslavia (former)

25.0

na

na

TRIC

[232]

Trichinella britovi

Algeria

case report

 

na

PCR

[233]

Azerbaijan

case report

 

na

AD

[234]

Iran

11.1

2/18

na

AD, PCR

[235]

Kazakhstan

na

na

na

TRIC

[234]

Lithuania

na

3/4

0.9–1.4 lpg

AD, PCR

[236]

Romania

case report

 

55 lpg

AD, PCR

[237]

Serbia

4.7

2/42

na

AD, PCR

[238]

15.4

2/13

na

AD, PCR

[239]

27.8

25/90

1.1–57.6 lpg

AD, PCR

[240]

Turkmenistan

case report

 

na

AD

[234]

Uzbekistan

case report

 

na

AD

[234]

Trichinella nativa

Kazakhstan

18.9

4/18

7 lpg

AD

[147]

Lithuania

n/a

1/4

0.9–1.4 lpg

AD, PCR

[236]

URSS (former)

61.5

na

na

TRIC

[241]

Trichinella nelsoni

Iran

na

2/2

na

TRIC

[242]

Kazakhstan

16.2

3/18

6 lpg

na

[147]

Trichinella pseudospiralis

Russia

2.7

4/150

na

TRIC

[53]

Trichinella spiralis

Afghanistan

case report

 

214 lpg

TRIC

[243]

Azerbaijan

20.4

17/83

1–7 lpg

TRIC

[244]

21.1

25/114

1–22 lpg

TRIC

[137]

17.5

16/91

1–44 lpg

TRIC

[99]

Bulgaria

na

na

na

TRIC

[245]

45.0

na

na

TRIC

[101]

40.0

na

na

AD

[45]

Georgia

36.6

na

na

TRIC

[246]

Hungary

9.0

1/11

na

AD, PCR

[365]

Iran

60.3

38/63

na

TRIC

[247]

55.5

10/18

na

TRIC

[248]

na

3/3

na

TRIC

[249]

55.7

59/106

na

TRIC

[250]

84.0

na

na

TRIC

[251]

Kazakhstan

5.5

1/18

3 lpg

TRIC

[147]

Russia

43.5

na

na

TRIC

[97]

21.6

13/60

na

TRIC

[106]

55.3

83/150

na

TRIC, AD

[53]

Senegal

33.0

na

na

TRIC

[252]

Serbia

na

3/3

1.9–21.4 lpg

AD, PCR

[253]

8.3

1/12

3 lpg

AD, PCR

[254]

7.9

3/38

3 lpg

AD, PCR

[255]

14.2

6/42

na

AD, PCR

[238]

38.4

5/13

na

AD, PCR

[239]

71.1

64/90

0.59–152.8 lpg

AD, PCR

[240]

Tunisia

na

2/2

na

TRIC

[256]

Trichuroididae

Trichuris sp.

Indiaa

15.0

9/60

na

CO

[144]

Trichuris georgicus (syn. Trichocephalus georgicus)

Azerbaijan

14.4

12/83

1–12

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Trichuris vulpis (syn. Trichocephalus vulpis)

Azerbaijan (as Trichocephalus vulpis)

11.2

11/98

1–11

necropsy

[99]

na

na

na

necropsy

[100]

Bangladesh

na

1/5

na

CO

[118]

Bulgaria

30.7

na

1–156

necropsy

[141]

36.3

4/11

na

necropsy

[142]

Russia (as Trichocephalus vulpis)

21.6

13/60

na

necropsy

[106]

35.3

53/150

1–70

necropsy

[53]

Serbia

11.6

4/60

na

necropsy

[49]

Hungary

10.0

2/20

na

necropsy

[59]

  1. Abbreviations: AD artificial digestion, CO coprological examination, EI experimental infection, epg eggs per gram faeces, lpg larvae per gram tissue, K Knott test, PCR polymerase chain reaction, TRIC trichinelloscopy, na not applicable/not available
  2. aAnimals kept in captivity
  3. bDoubtful record