Occurrence of chosen parasitic protozoa of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Poland: a current review.

Both roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) are wild ruminants that are present in large numbers in Poland. Although both are very often infected with parasitic protozoa, the species composition of these parasites and their prevalence are relatively poorly known. The aim of the present work is to gather existing data on the occurrence and species diversity of parasitic protozoa of the genus Eimeria, Babesia, Theileria, Giardia, Cryptosporidium and family Sarcocystidae in red deer and roe deer in Poland and compare the findings with those from other European countries.

Occurrence of tapeworms Moniezia benedeni (Moniez, 1879) in European bison Bison bonasus L. in Białowieża Primeval Forest.

Tapeworms Moniezia benedeni are cosmopolitan parasites of wild and domestic ruminants. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of those tapeworms in European bison in Białowieża Primeval Forest. Parasitological necropsy of small intestine of 26 bison, aged from 3 months to 26 years was performed in years 2007–2011.

First Molecular Identification of Taenia hydatigena in Wild Ungulates in Poland.

The article examines the presence of metacestodes on the liver capsule in two wild boars and on the liver capsule and mediastinum in moose. Cysticerci were identified as Taenia hydatigena metacestodes by morphological features-size and shape of rostellar hooks and molecular analysis of the partial sequences of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene. Molecular analysis revealed similarities between the metacestodes isolated from the wild mammals in the present study to T.

A new occurrence of Eimeria catubrina (Apicomplexa: Eimeridae) in elk (Alces alces) from the Kampinos Forest.

A three-year-old elk was necropsied in Kampinos Forest, near the village of Granica. An analysis of a 3g faecal sample from the animal revealed the presence of 130 oocysts of Eimeria catubrina. The parasite is typical of roe deer; this study is only the second reported observation of E.

Fauna europaea: helminths (animal parasitic).

Fauna Europaea provides a public web-service with an index of scientific names (including important synonyms) of all living European land and freshwater animals, their geographical distribution at country level (up to the Urals, excluding the Caucasus region), and some additional information. The Fauna Europaea project covers about 230,000 taxonomic names, including 130,000 accepted species and 14,000 accepted subspecies, which is much more than the originally projected number of 100,000 species. This represents a huge effort by more than 400 contributing specialists throughout Europe and is a unique (standard) reference suitable for many users in science, government, industry, nature conservation and education.

The first detection of nematodes Ashworthius sidemi in elk Alces alces (L.) in Poland and remarks of ashworthiosis foci limitations.

Ashworthius sidemi, a nematode belonging to the family of Trichostrongylidae, is a primary parasite of the Asian deer, mainly sika deer (Cervus nippon), with which it was introduced to Ukraine, as well as Slovakia, the Czech Republic and France. Migrating red deer carried this parasite from neighboring countries to Polish territory. Until now, in Poland, this parasite has been recorded in European bison, red deer, roe deer and fallow deer.

Where have all the fleas gone? Low levels of Blue Tit Parus caeruleus nests infestation.

Prevalence of flea infestation in nests of Blue Tit Parus caeruleus was analyzed and compared with these of other hole-nesting birds. Nests were collected from nestboxes prior to youngs fledging. It was found that prevalence of fleas was very low in comparison to other studies of Blue Tits nests and to other bird species.

Blood leukocyte responses in rats vaccinated with cDNA encoding glutathioinie-S-transferase of Fasciola hepatica.

Changes in blood leucocyte levels were investigated in Spraque-Dowley rats vaccinated with cDNA or protein of glutathione S-transferase (GST) of F. hepatica and subsequently challenged with metacercariae of the liver fluke. The analysis of the leucocyte responses measured in vaccinated rats suggests that the form of antigen used for vaccination influenced dynamics of white blood cell response to the fluke infection.