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Table 4 Parasites recorded in free-ranging mustelids necropsied at the FIWI, Switzerland, 1958-2015

From: Causes of mortality and morbidity in free-ranging mustelids in Switzerland: necropsy data from over 50 years of general health surveillance

 

Badgers

Martensa

Othersb

ENDOPARASITES

Pulmonaryc

 Eucoleus sp.

17

7

Crenosoma sp.

7

6

6

Filaroides sp.

14

8

4

 Aelurostrongylus sp.

2

Angiostrogylus sp.

1

Gastrointestinald

Nematodes

Capillaria sp.

15

35

2

Uncinaria sp.

9

5

1

 Ascarids

2

1

 Trichostrongylids

3

5

4

Cestodes

39

18

2

Atriotaenia incisa

15

Taenia sp.

6

13

1

Trematodes

Euryhelmis squamula

2

Protozoa

Isospora sp.e

24

3

Eimeria sp.

1

1

Cryptosporidium sp.

1

Muscular

Trichinella sp.

2

Sarcocystis sp.

1

1

Hepatozoon sp.

1

3

Alaria sp.

1

Multisystemic

Toxoplasma gondiif

1

3

1

Mesocestoides sp.

1

1

ECTOPARASITES

Ticks (Ixodes sp.)

15

8

4

Fleas (Paraceras sp.)

5

7

1

Lice (Trichodectes sp.)

45

1

Mites

Sarcoptes scabieig

1

5

Demodex sp.

1

  1. Parasites detected either at macroscopic pathological examination or by coprology. Since the exact number of analyses is not known for the different parasites, no percentage was indicated. aStone and pine marten. bPolecat, otter, weasel. cClinically relevant in four badgers, three martens and two polecats. dClinically relevant in 10 badgers. eIdentified as I. melis (six badgers), I. mustelae and I. lacazei (three and one marten, respectively). f Clinically relevant in a marten and a polecat. gAll clinically relevant