Parasitologia hungarica

Author(s): Murai, É., Mészáros, F. & Sey, O.
Title: On parasitic helminths of mammals living in the environs of Lake Balaton. I.
Title: A Balaton környékén élő emlősök belső-élősködő férgei. I.
Year: 1992
Volume: 25
Pages: 23-36.

Abstract: A list of helminth parasites recovered from 256 wild mammals, mainly small mammals, in the environs of Lake Balaton (Keszthely Bay, Csókakői stream) is given. Thirty-six individuals of four Insectivora species, 135 individuals of six Muridae and 79 individuals of four Microtidae species, as well as three Carnivora (5 individuals) and one Ungulata species were examined. The helminths presented a total of 41 species (9 Trematoda, 18 Cestoda and 14 Nematoda), the infections rate was 42.5%.
Keywords: Helminths, faunistics, Hungary, Trematoda, Cestoda, Nematoda, Mammalia, host-parasite relationships, Balaton Protected Area

Journal: Parasitologia Hungarica
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ISSN: 0303-688X
Publisher: Magyar Parazitológusok Társasága, Budapest
Editor(s): K. Murai, É. & Thoma, A.