Table 1 Previous studies on equine tapeworm infections in Germany
Region | Yeara | Study design | Species and prevalence (%) | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Method | HL/FL | ||||
Brandenburg | 2006 | Combined sedimentation-flotation, McMaster | HL | Anoplocephala spp. (2.0) | Hinney et al. [10] |
FL | Anoplocephala spp. (14.3) | ||||
Lower Saxony | 2000, 2001 | McMaster (modified) | HL | Anoplocephala spp. (0.2) | Wirtherle [39] |
Bavaria | 2002, 2003 | Post mortem sectio | HL | A. perfoliata (28.5); P. mamillana (1.0) | Rehbein et al. [9] |
Bavaria | na | Post mortem sectio | HL | A. perfoliata (38.0) | Beelitz and Gothe [6] |
Combined sedimentation-flotation | HL | A. perfoliata (18.0) | |||
Northern Germany | 1998, 1999 | Combined sedimentation-flotation | HL | Anoplocephala spp. (3.0) | Behrens [11] |
FL | Anoplocephala spp. (35.2) | ||||
Lower Saxony | 1995 | Post mortem sectio | HL | A. perfoliata (75.0); A. magna (12.5); P. mamillana (12.5) | Cirak et al. [8] |
Nation-wide | 1958 | Post mortem sectio | HL | Anoplocephala spp. (11.0) | Kiedrowski [7] |