Naslov
Wildlife diseases - fighting the non-native parasite

Autori
Konjević, Dean

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
Book of Abstracts / Sindičić, Magda ; Špelić, Luka - Zagreb : Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2018, 18-18

ISBN
978-953-8006-15-9

Skup
2nd European Veterinary Students Seminar

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 14.06.2018. - 17.06.2018

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Recenziran

Ključne riječi
deer, Fascioloides magna, parasitic diseases, wildlife, non-native parasite

Sažetak
Parasitic diseases represent almost 70% of all wildlife diseases. These infections generally do not cause severe health problems and many pass unnoticed. However, in cases of very young animals or animals with otherwise weakened immune system, parasitic infections may result in a severe disease. Special problem are parasites introduced into naïve host populations. An example of such disease is deer fascioloidosis, a disease caused by to Europe non-native trematode Fascioloides magna. F. magna is originally a parasite of North American deer species and was introduced to Europe at least two times. The disease have spread through Europe following the path of the Danube River, where it found favourable environmental conditions and suitable final and intermediate hosts. In Croatia fascioloidosis was for the first time detected in 2001 in Baranja region. Since then, it contributed to roe deer population decline, and its effects on red and fallow deer are still debated. Short overview, treatment possibilities and epidemiology will be discussed here.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Veterinarska medicina

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