Abstract
Predators (Carnivora) have a large and diverse fauna of helminths, including higher cestodes (Cyclophyllidea). Among predators, the most representative group are canids (Canidae), which are of great importance in the circulation of these cestodes. Under the natural conditions of the Central Black Soil Region (Voronezh Reserve and adjacent territories), studies have been carried out to study the fauna and ecology of canine cestodes. According to the results of these studies, 10 species of higher cestodes were recorded in wild and domestic carnivores: Taenia hydatigena, T. pisiformis, T. crassiceps, T. krabbei, Hydatigera taeniaformis, Tetratirotaenia polyacantha, Mesocestoides lineatus, Dypilidium caninum, Echinococcus granulosus, E. multilocularis. The maximum number of cestode species was found in the fox – 9 species. Significantly less in other species of predators: in the wolf – 3 species, in the raccoon dog – 2 species, domestic dog – 2 species. The fox plays a leading role in the formation of the fauna of canine cestodes. Taenia (T. hydatigena and T. crassiceps) dominate in the composition of the cestodes fauna, they have the prevalence of infection and index of abundance, as well as M. lineatus. The fox has an actual zoonotic species E. multilocularis.
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