Assessment of the gastrointestinal helminth fauna of mountain hares (Lepus timidus varronis) from the northwestern Italian Alps, with new records of parasite occurrence

P Tizzani; S Catalano; L Rossi; P J Duignan; A Menzano; P G Meneguz

doi:10.7589/2012-02-052

Assessment of the gastrointestinal helminth fauna of mountain hares (Lepus timidus varronis) from the northwestern Italian Alps, with new records of parasite occurrence

J Wildl Dis. 2014 Apr;50(2):402-4. doi: 10.7589/2012-02-052. Epub 2014 Jan 31.

Authors

P Tizzani¹, S Catalano, L Rossi, P J Duignan, A Menzano, P G Meneguz

Affiliation

¹ 1 Department of Veterinary Science, University of Turin, Via Leonardo da Vinci 44, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Piedmont, Italy.

PMID: 24484488
DOI: 10.7589/2012-02-052

Abstract

We describe the gastrointestinal parasite community of Lepus timidus varronis, a subspecies of the mountain hare (L. timidus) living in the Alps. Two nematode species are reported for the first time in L. timidus.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
Gastrointestinal Diseases / epidemiology
Gastrointestinal Diseases / parasitology
Gastrointestinal Diseases / veterinary*
Hares
Helminthiasis, Animal / epidemiology
Helminthiasis, Animal / parasitology*
Helminths / classification*
Italy / epidemiology