Gastrointestinal parasites of two populations of Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) from north-east Greenland.

Pipaluk Nynne Skamris Andreassen (1) , Niels Martin Schmidt (2, 3) , Christian Moliin Outzen Kapel (4) , Martin Ulrich Christensen (2, 3) , Benoît Sittler (5, 6) , Olivier Gilg (6, 7) , Heidi Larsen Enemark (1) , Mohammad Nafi Solaiman Al-Sabi (1)

1 Section for Bacteriology, Pathology and Parasitology
2 Department of Bioscience [Aarhus]
3 ARC - Arctic Research Centre [Aarhus]
4 Department of Plants and the Environment
5 Institute of Applied Conservation
6 Groupe de Recherche en Ecologie Arctique
7 BGS - Biogéosciences [UMR 6282]

Parasitological examination of 275 faecal samples from Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) collected at Zackenberg Valley and Karupelv Valley in north-east Greenland from 2006 to 2008 was conducted using sieving and microscopy. Overall, 125 (45.5%) samples contained parasite eggs of Taenia crassiceps, Taenia serialis, Toxascaris leonina, Eucoleus boehmi, Physalopteridae and Ancylostomatidae, and Strongyloides-like larvae. As long-term ecological studies are conducted at both sampling locations, the present findings constitute a baseline data set for further parasitological monitoring.

Mots clés: Arctic parasites; coprological examination; Taenia; Toxascaris leonina; Eucoleus boehmi; faecal analysis

Domaines: Biodiversité et Ecologie; Parasitologie

Pipaluk Nynne Skamris Andreassen, Niels Martin Schmidt, Christian Moliin Outzen Kapel, Martin Ulrich Christensen, Benoît Sittler, et al.. Gastrointestinal parasites of two populations of Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) from north-east Greenland.. Polar Research, 2017, 36 (sup1), pp.13. ⟨10.1080/17518369.2017.1308667⟩. ⟨hal-03362240⟩