Parasites of wild animals are closely related with parasites of domestic animals. Wild animals take charge of an important role at parasitic infestation of domestic animals because of unrestrained movement.
The authors carried out the work of actual condition of parasitic infestation on wild animals, total 1,014 cases, in the Korean Zoo.
The results are summarized as follows:
1. Total rate of parasitic infestation was 36.1% with infestation of 366 among 1,014 cases. The rate of single infestation was 32.6% with infestation of 331 cases, double infestation 3.1% with 31 cases, triple infestation 0.2% with 2 cases and quadrople infestation 0.2% with 2 cases.
2. The parasites on the zoo animals were identified as follows:
Lion : Sarcoptiform, Toxocara sp., Toxascaris leonina, Ancylostoma sp. and Isospora spp. Puma : Toxocara sp., Ancylostoma sp. and lsospora sp. Leopard: Toxocara app., Ancylostoma sp., Trichuris sp., Dibothriocephalus sp. and Physaloptera sp. Wolf: Sarcoptiform and Dibothriocephalus spp. Fox: Trichuris sp., Capillaria aerophila, Spirocerca sp., Paragonimus kellicotti. Jackal : Sarcoptiform, Ascaris sp. and Echinococcus granulosus. Wild Cat: Dibothriocephalus sp. Tiger : Toxascaris leonina. Bear: Sarcoptiform, Metastrongylus apri, Ancylostoma sp. and Ascaris sp. Raccoon and Raccoon dog: Sarcoptiform, Paragonimus Kelliotti, and Isospora sp. Boar: Oesophagostomum spp. and Eimeria spp. Monkey: Sarcoptiform, Trichoris sp., Physaloptera spp., Enterobius sp. and Isospora sp. Elephant: Sarcoptiform, Strongloides sp. and Strongylus spp. Deer : Sarcoptiform, Strongyloides sp., Trircharis ovis, Mecistocirrus digitatus, Haemonchus sp., Oesophagostomum radiatum, Paramphistomum spp., Bumostomum phlebotomum, Fasciola hepatica and Eimeria spp. Bison : Sarcoptiform, Haemnnehus sp., Marshallagia sp., Nematodirus sp. and Eimeria sp, Zebra : Strongylus sp. and Parascaris equorum. Goral and Barbary: Sarcoptiform, Haemonchus sp., Oesophagostomum venulosum, Moniezia sp. and Eimeria spp. Lama : Strongyloides sp. and Haemonchus sp. Kangaroo: Strongyloides sp. and Haemonchus sp. Camel: Strongyloides sp., Trichuris ovis and Eimeria sp. Peacook and the Other Birds: Sarcoptiform, Capillaria contorta, Capillaria caudinflata, Ascaridia spry., Heterakis spp., Hymenolepis sp., Eimeria spp., Histomonas, Ornithionysus bacoti, Macrochelidae and Trichomonas.
3. Among the zoo animals, wild carnivora were infestated with the parasites which are common parasites of dogs and cats, wild herbivora were infestated with the parasites of herbivora domestic animals, and wild fowls were infestated with the parasites of domestic fowls.
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