Protozoa and Helminth Parasitic Fauna of Wild Animals in Daquq District, Kirkuk Province, Iraq.

Maysaa Younis Ali; Husain F. Hassan

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Protozoa and Helminth Parasitic Fauna of Wild Animals in Daquq District, Kirkuk Province, Iraq.

Authors:

Maysaa Younis Ali | Husain F. Hassan

Publisher:

University of Kirkuk

Journal:

Kirkuk Journal of Science Vol.16 Issue 1, pp.73-90

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001932166

pISSN:

3005-4788

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Abstract:

 In the current study, a number of wild animals were collected, examined, and dissected, and the following types of parasites were found: The parasitic protozoan: the genus Haemoproteus, and this is the first record of this genus in the lizard Uromastyx loricata. The genus Eimeria was found in the rabbit Lepus capensis and the turtle Mauremys caspica, while Entamoeba was found in the pig Sus sucrofa. The tapeworm’s genus Anoplocephala in hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus, which is a "new" host for this worm, while three genera were isolated for the first time from the fox, Vulpes vuIpes which are Fossor angertrudae, Pericapsifer pagenstecheri, and Cycloskrjabinia taborensis. The nematode genera Rhaphidascaris acus and Cosmocerca trispinosa were found in the turtle Mauremys caspica. The Acanthocephalas theGenus AcanthocephaIa was isolated from the hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus for the first time.

Article Details

Protozoa and Helminth Parasitic Fauna of Wild Animals in Daquq District, Kirkuk Province, Iraq.

Authors:

Maysaa Younis Ali | Husain F. Hassan

Publisher:

University of Kirkuk

Journal:

Kirkuk Journal of Science Vol.16 Issue 1, pp.73-90

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001932166

pISSN:

3005-4788

protozoa and endoparasites

wild animals

Determine the rate of infection

Issues

Article Details

Protozoa and Helminth Parasitic Fauna of Wild Animals in Daquq District, Kirkuk Province, Iraq.

Authors: Maysaa Younis Ali | Husain F. Hassan

Publisher: University of Kirkuk

Journal: Kirkuk Journal of Science Vol.16 Issue 1, pp.73-90

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2021

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001932166

pISSN: 3005-4788

protozoa and endoparasites

wild animals

Determine the rate of infection

Issues

Authors:

Maysaa Younis Ali | Husain F. Hassan

Publisher:

University of Kirkuk

Journal:

Kirkuk Journal of Science Vol.16 Issue 1, pp.73-90

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2021

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001932166

pISSN:

3005-4788