A Parasitological Survey of the Wild Mammals Living in the Kushiro Zoo

Abstract

　 A parasitological survey of 39 individuals of wild mammals (including Vulpes vulpes, Neovison vison, Apodemus speciousus, Myodes rufocanus befordiae, Sorex unguiculatus, Apodemus argenteus, Myodes rutilus mikado and Myotis ikonnikovi) captured and/or collected in Kushiro zoo between 2014 and 2015 was performed. A total of 26 species were detected from 35 hosts, namely Alaria alata, Echinostoma sp., Echinococcus multilocularis, Spirometra erinaceieuropaei, Taenia taeniaeformis, Catenotaenia sp., Soboliphyme abei, Porrocaecum sp., Toxocara canis, Ancylostoma caninum, Syphacia emileromani, S. montana, Heterakis spumosa, Heligmonoides speciosus, Mammanidula hokkaidensis, Heligmosomum yamagutii, Rhabditis orbitalis, Haemaphysalis longicornis, Haemaphysalis spp., Ixodes sp., Laelaps jettmari, Haemogamasus japonicus, Neotrombicula microti, Androlaelaps fahrenholzi and Spinturnix sp.. Because of the high pathogenic agent such as E. multilocularis was detected, an epidemiological comment was given.