Endoparasites of the European beaver (Castor fiber L. 1758) in north-eastern Poland

• Autorzy: Demiaszkiewicz A.W. , Lachowicz J. , Kuligowska I. , Pyziel A. M. , Belzecki G. , Miltko R. , Kowalik B. , Gogola W. , Gizejewski Z.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Parasitological examination after necropsies of 48 European beavers from Podlaskie and Warmisko-Mazurskie provinces were performed between April 2011 and November 2012. All helminthes were isolated from the contents of the gastro-intestinal tract and their species were determined. In addition, blood samples and faeces were examined. All beavers were infected with six species of parasites. Stichorchis subtriqetrus trematodes were found in 93.7% of animals. They were localized mainly in the caecum, less in the colon, and single juvenile parasites were found in the small intestine. The intensity of infection ranged from two to 893 parasites. Travassosius rufus nematodes (10-4336 specimens) were present in the stomach of 68.7% of the beavers. In the small intestine of four (8.3%) beavers, two-six specimens of Psilotrema castoris were found. This is the first record of this species in Poland and the third of its discovery in the world. Furthermore, in the small intestine of one beaver, two Trichostrongylus capricola nematodes were detected. In the liver of one beaver, pathological changes caused by hydatid cestode Echinococus granulosus occurred. Inflammatory changes of the gastric mucosa caused by Travassosius rufus and of caecum caused by Stichorchis subtriquertus, were observed. Coproscopy was performed with the use of Baermann, flotation, and decantation methods. All results of Baermann method were negative. Examinations with flotation and decantation methods confirmed necropsy findings. Using the flotation method, single oocysts of Eimeria sprehni in one beaver were detected. A blood test conducted by Kingston and Morton method did not reveal the presence of protozoa or microfilariae.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Puławy
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 58
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.223-227,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Demiaszkiewicz A.W.

• Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Lachowicz J.

• Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Kuligowska I.

• Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Pyziel A. M.

• Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland

autor

Belzecki G.

• Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-110 Jablonna, Poland

autor

Miltko R.

• Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-110 Jablonna, Poland
• Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-110 Jablonna, Poland

autor

Kowalik B.

• Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-110 Jablonna, Poland

autor

Gogola W.

• Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 05-110 Jablonna, Poland

autor

Gizejewski Z.

• Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland

Bibliografia

• 1. Anderson R.C.: Superfamily Trichostrongyloidea. In: Nematode parasites of vertebrates, their development and transmission, CAB International, Wallingford, 1992, pp. 88-150.
• 2. Cross H.B., Campbell-Palmer R., Girling S., Rosell F.: The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is apparently not a host to blood parasites in Norway. Vet Parasitol 2012, 190, 246-248.
• 3. Demiaszkiewicz A.W.: Stichorchoza - groźna parazytoza bobrów. Mag Wet 2002, 11, 54-55.
• 4. Drózdż J.: Studies on helminthes and helminthiases in Cervidae. II. The helminth fauna in Cervidae in Poland. Acta Parasitol Pol 1966. 14, 1-13.
• 5. Drózdż J., Demiaszkiewicz A.W., Lachowicz J.: The helminth fauna of free ranging European bison. Bison bonasus (L.). Acta Parasitol Pol 1989, 34, 117-124.
• 6. Drózdż J., Demiaszkiewicz A.W., Lachowicz J.: The helminth fauna of roe deer Capreolus capreolus (L.) in a hunting area inhabited by red deer, elk and European bison (Borecka Forest, Poland) over the yearly cycle. Acta Parasitol 1992, 37, 83-88.
• 7. Drózdż J., Demiaszkiewicz A.W., Lachowicz J.: Travassosius rufus (Trichostrongylidae)-new for Poland nematode of beavers and comments about helminthofauna of these animals. Wiad Parazytol 2000a, 46, 365-368.
• 8. Drózdż J., Demiaszkiewicz A.W., Lachowicz J.: Internal parasites of free living beavers (Castor fiber). Dział Nauk PAN 2000, 10, 58-59.
• 9. Drózdż J., Demiaszkiewicz A.W., Lachowicz J.: Endoparasites of the beaver Castor fiber (L.) in northeast Poland. Helminthologia 2004, 41, 99-101.
• 10. Dzięciołowski R., Goździewski J.: Numbers and distribution of beaver Castor fiber L. in Suwałki region. Ochrona Przyr 2000, 57, 111-120.
• 11. Dzięciołowski R., Goździewski J.: The reintroduction of European beaver, Castor fiber, in Poland. In: Beaver protection, menagement, and utilization in Europe and North America, edited by Busher P.E. and Dzięciołowski R.M., Kluver Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow, 1999, pp. 31-35.
• 12. Joszt L.: The helminth parasites of European beaver. Castor fiber. L., in Poland. Acta Parasitol Pol 1964, 12, 85-88.
• 13. Kingston N., Morton J.: Trypanosoma cervi sp. n. from elk (Cervus canadensis) in Wyoming. J Parasitol 1975, 61, 17-23.
• 14. Mehlhorn H., Peters W.: Diagnose der Parasiten des Menschen, Gustaw Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart - New York, 1983, pp. 5-45.
• 15. Orłov I.V.: Novaâ trematoda kišečnika rečnogo bobra Psilotrema castoris nov. sp. In: Gel'mintologičeskij Sbornik, Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, Moskva, Leningrad, 1946, pp. 199-201.
• 16. Romashov V.A.: Helminth fauna of European beaver in its aboriginal colonies of Eurasia. Acta Parasitol Pol 1969, 17, 55-64.
• 17. Tkach V.V., Świderski Z., Dróżdż J., Demiaszkiewicz A.W.: Molecular identification of Echinococcus granulosus from wild European beaver, Castor fiber (L.) from North-Eastern Poland. Acta Parasitol, 2002, 47, 173-176.