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The prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in Panthera pardus of Katepurna wildlife sanctuary, Akola India

Author(s) -

Milind Shirbhate,

Amrita Shirbhate

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

environment conservation journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2278-5124

pISSN - 0972-3099

DOI - 10.36953/ecj.2019.20317

Subject(s) - capillaria , panthera , biology , veterinary medicine , zoology , toxocara cati , helminths , toxocara canis , ecology , predation , medicine

To study the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of Panthera pardus, 26 scat samples were collected from Katepurna Sanctuary during the census period conducted by forest department during January 2018. Out of these 21 samples had the highest overall infection rate of Paragonimus sp. Echinostomatidae, Dicrocoeliidae, Pseudophyllidea, Taeniidae, Mesocestoides sp. Hymenolepididae Acanthocephala, Spiruroidea, Gnathostoma sp. Molineus sp. Ancylostomoidea, Mammomonogamus sp. Toxocara-like, Toxascaris sp., Aelurostrongylus sp., Capillaria sp. and Mixed type of infections of Ascaris sp. was found faecal samples. This study provided a first overview on parasites in Panthera pardus in the Katepurna Sanctuary.

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