Helminth Communities of an Introduced Hare (Lepus granatensis) and a Native Hare (Lepus europaeus) in Southern France

Bordes, Frédéric; Langand, Juliette; Feliú, Carlos; Morand, Sergé

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.747

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“…retortaeformis, G. strigosum, Trichuris sp. and C. pectinata are common parasites of lagomorphs and have been reported in Europe both in L. europeus (Canestri Trotti et al, 1988;Bordes et al, 2007;Alzaga et al, 2009;Dubinský et al, 2010) and in O. cuniculus (Giannetto et al, 1998;Sorgi et al, 2004;Eira et al, 2007). High frequence and abundance of T. retortaeformis and G. strigosum are usually reported in L. europaeus and the present paper indicates their importance also in L. corsicanus.…”

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Lepus corsicanus gastro-intestinal helminths: first report

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SummaryItalian hare Lepus corsicanus De Winton, 1898, is a true species living in simpatry with Lepus europaeus in mainland Italy and with Oryctolagus cuniculus in Sicily, where L. europaeus is absent. Up to date, nobody has studied the helminths of this endemic Italian Mammal. Therefore, in order to describe Italian hare gastro-intestinal helminths, gastro-intestinal tract of 29 Italian hares, coming from mainland Italy (#14) and from Sicily (#15) were collected between 1997 and 2009. Twentyfive hares were positive for at least one parasite (86 %). Six parasite species were isolated, 2 cestodes (Cittotaenia pectinata, prevalence 3 %) and Paranoplocephala sp., 3 %) and 4 nematodes (Trichostrongylus retortaeformis, 86 %, Graphidium strigosum, 14 %, Trichuris sp., 10 % and Teladorsagia circumcincta, 7 %). Both Teladorsagia circumcincta circumcincta and Teladorsagia circumcincta trifurcata morphotypes were identified. Comparison with available data regarding L. europaeus and O. cuniculus in Italy is provided. Being not T. circumcincta and Paranoplocephala sp. typical parasites of leporids, a description of the observed specimens is given.

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“…Many studies of the endoparasites of European hares were conducted in the latter half of the twentieth century (Haupt & Hartung, 1976;Kutzer & Frey, 1976;Nickel & Gottwald, 1979;Forstner & Ilg, 1982;Soveri & Valtonen, 1983;Pakandl, 1990;Allgöwer, 1992;Böckeler et al, 1994). Recently, studies have become rarer i.e., from France by Bordes et al (2007), from Poland by Pilarczyk et al (2008) and from Slovakia by Dubinský et al (2010). The objectives of this study were as follows: 1) to observe the prevalence and abundance of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites of European hares in game keeping shooting-ground conditions during two winter seasons, 2) to monitor seasonal dynamics of exogenous stage excretion during the winter and spring season.…”

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Endoparasites in European hares (Lepus europaeus) under gamekeeping conditions in the Czech Republic

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, 128 gastrointestinal tracts and 1680 faecal samples of hares from different parts of the Czech Republic were examined. Evaluation of the faeces samples indicated that the samples could have been infected with any one of the following parasites: Eimeria spp., Trichostrongylus retortaeformis, Trichuris leporis, Graphidium strigosum, Strongyloides sp., Protostrongylus spp. and Anoplocephalidae tapeworms. Trichostrongylus retortaeformis was the most common nematode (75.8 %). 39.8 % of the animals were infected with Trichuris leporis. Only four hares were infected with Graphidium strigosum. Eimeria spp. was the most commonly occurring parasite (90.5 %). The following species were found: Eimeria coquelinae, E. cabareti, E. leporis, E. babatica, E. europea, E. pierrecouderti, E. macrosculpta, E. orbiculata and E. stefanski. Eimeria coquelinae was the most prevalent species (68.4 %). Eimeria cabareti and E. leporis were the next most frequently found species (64.5 % and 57.8 %, respectively).

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“…Detailed knowledge of the parasitofauna of game animals from specific geographic regions may be important in terms of protection against the introduction of new parasites via transfer of animals for repopulation purposes (Bordes et al 2007). As shown in the above review, there are little current data on the parasite load in hares in Europe.…”

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Parasite load of European brown hares in Austria and the Czech Republic

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Vodňanský²,

Pikula³

2012

Vet. Med.

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ABSTRACT:The parasite load of brown hares (Lepus europaeus) is of great interest to hunting ground managers and veterinarians. We compared the prevalence and intensity of parasitic infections in 362 hares from Austria and the Czech Republic with respect to age and body weight. Samples of the entire gastrointestinal tract, liver and lungs were collected during autumn hunting events in 2007. The parasite spectrum of hares included Protostrongylus pulmonalis, Graphidium strigosum, Trichostrongylus retortaeformis, Trichuris leporis, Eimeria spp. and tapeworms. The most prevalent gastrointestinal nematode was Trichostrongylus retortaeformis, while only individual specimens of tapeworms such as Andrya rhopalocephala, Mosgovoyia pectinata, Cittotaenia denticulata and Ctenotaenia ctenoides were found in subadult hares. A single hare was infected with Cysticercus pisiformis in Austria. Lungworms Protostrongylus pulmonalis and findings of pneumonia were significantly less prevalent in subadult than adult hares (P < 0.01) from both countries and were much less prevalent overall in the Czech Republic (P < 0.01). Graphidium strigosum, Trichostrongylus retortaeformis, Eimeria spp. and enteritis were more prevalent in subadult hares. The nematode Trichuris leporis, on the other hand, prevailed in adults. The body weight of adult hares was negatively correlated with the intensity of infection by Protostrongylus pulmonalis (r = -0.67) and Trichostrongylus retortaeformis (r = -0.73) and the parasite loads served as significant weight predictors in multiple regression equations. This study revealed that parasitic infections of the lungs and intestines influences the health and decreases the body weight of hares in Austrian and Czech hunting grounds.

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Helminth Communities of an Introduced Hare (Lepus granatensis) and a Native Hare (Lepus europaeus) in Southern France

Cited by 26 publications

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Lepus corsicanus gastro-intestinal helminths: first report

Lepus corsicanus gastro-intestinal helminths: first report

Endoparasites in European hares (Lepus europaeus) under gamekeeping conditions in the Czech Republic

Parasite load of European brown hares in Austria and the Czech Republic

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