First record of Taenia ovis krabbei muscle cysts in muskoxen from Greenland

Katrine Raundrup; Mohammad Nafi Solaiman Al-Sabi; Christian Moliin Outzen Kapel

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.09.010

First record of Taenia ovis krabbei muscle cysts in muskoxen from Greenland

Vet Parasitol. 2012 Mar 23;184(2-4):356-8. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.09.010. Epub 2011 Sep 12.

Authors

Katrine Raundrup¹, Mohammad Nafi Solaiman Al-Sabi, Christian Moliin Outzen Kapel

Affiliation

¹ Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 570, 3900 Nuuk, Greenland. kara@natur.gl

PMID: 21955737
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.09.010

Abstract

A first record of Taenia ovis krabbei muscle cysts in a muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) from the Kangerlussuaq population in West Greenland suggests that introduced muskoxen now contributes to the transmission of this parasite in addition to previous observations from caribou (Rangifer tarandus). Muskoxen and caribou are the only wild ungulates in Greenland.

MeSH terms

Animals
Cysticercosis / diagnosis*
Cysticercosis / parasitology
Electron Transport Complex IV / genetics
Greenland
Helminthiasis, Animal / diagnosis*
Helminthiasis, Animal / parasitology
Muscles / parasitology*
Ruminants / parasitology*
Taenia / genetics
Taenia / isolation & purification
Taenia / physiology*

Substances

Electron Transport Complex IV