Endoparasites in wild animals at the zoological garden in Skopje, Macedonia

The prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites of carnivores in university zoological gardens in South West Nigeria

“…The observed total prevalence of 49.1% is in agreement with the studies of Atanaskova et al (2011) in Skopje, Macedonia and Lalosevic et al (2007) in Palic Zoo in Serbia. However, prevalence observed in the present study was lower than that reported by Ajibade et al (2010) and Opara et al (2010) with prevalence rates of 62.5 and 61.5% respectively.…”

Coprological survey of gastrointestinal parasites of mammals in Dehiwala National Zoological Gardens, Sri Lanka

“…A sedimentation technique has to be applied to detect the eggs of trematodes as these eggs are heavier. Trematodes require one or more intermediate host(s) for their transmission and therefore are less likely to accumulate in a captive environment (Tandon et al, 2005;Atanaskova et al, 2011). Since most of common GI protozoans and nematodes spread by the faecal-oral route, infections are spread in areas with inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene.…”

Hematology and serum biochemistry of free‐ranging and captive Sechuran foxes (Lycalopex sechurae)

“…Besides, it is widely known that free-ranging wild animals are more resistant to parasites than captive ones, as the latter have more predisposing factors affecting the ecology of parasitic diseases, such as stress, overpopulation, and weather. 26,27 This result would suggest the currently performed preventive antiparasitic program might not be effective enough in the assessed captive populations.…”