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Golden jackals as hosts of zoonotic parasites: preliminary findings from southern Poland Cover

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Fig. 1.

Locations of golden jackal scat samples used for parasitological analyses and locations of camera traps where golden jackals, domestic cats and dogs were recorded in southern Poland, 2022

Fig. 2.

Parasite eggs found in Polish golden jackal faeces: a) Trichuris sp.; b) Capillariidae family; c) Toxocara sp.; d) Ancylostomatidae family. Magnification 400×

Fig. 3.

Helminths found in the intestine of a Polish golden jackal: a) Taenia serialis scolex and b) strobila, c) male Uncinaria sp. anterior extremity and d) posterior extremity

Results of parasitological and molecular examination of golden jackal faecal samples from southern Poland

Sample I.D.IndividualCoproscopy results (eggs per g of sample)PCR identification*
Trichuris sp.AncylostomatidaeToxocara sp.Capillariidae
22_GS_18n.a.2.30.00.00.0-
22_GS_19n.a.0.00.80.42.4Mesocestoides litteratus
22_GS_21PLG001f0.00.00.01.9-
22_GS_22n.a.0.00.00.00.0Mesocestoides litteratus
22_GS_24n.a.0.00.50.00.0-
22_GS_26PLG002m0.33.70.01.6Mesocestoides litteratus
22_GS_31n.a.0.00.00.00.0n/a
22_GS_35PLG004f0.08.60.00.0n/a
22_GS_37n.a.0.00.00.046.3n/a
Hunted jackaln.a.0.00.00.02.0-
Hunted jackaln.a.0.015.00.00.0Taenia serialis
Range 0.3–2.3Range 0.5–15.0Range 0.0–0.4Range 1.6–46.3
Prevalence 18.2%Prevalence 45.5%Prevalence 9.0%Prevalence 45.5%
Language: English
Page range: 69 - 74
Submitted on: Oct 2, 2025
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Accepted on: Mar 26, 2026
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Published on: Mar 31, 2026
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© 2026 Katarzyna Bojarska, Katarzyna Kondratek, Aleksandra Leszczyńska, Karolina Sionek, Jennifer Hatlauf, Jacek Karamon, Małgorzata Samorek-Pieróg, Henryk Okarma, Stanisław Śnieżko, Anna Didkowska, Blanka Orłowska, Anna M. Pyziel, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
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