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
Table 1.
Results of parasitological and molecular examination of golden jackal faecal samples from southern Poland
| Sample I.D. | Individual | Coproscopy results (eggs per g of sample) | PCR identification* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trichuris sp. | Ancylostomatidae | Toxocara sp. | Capillariidae | |||
| 22_GS_18 | n.a. | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| 22_GS_19 | n.a. | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.4 | Mesocestoides litteratus |
| 22_GS_21 | PLG001f | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | - |
| 22_GS_22 | n.a. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Mesocestoides litteratus |
| 22_GS_24 | n.a. | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - |
| 22_GS_26 | PLG002m | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 | Mesocestoides litteratus |
| 22_GS_31 | n.a. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 22_GS_35 | PLG004f | 0.0 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | n/a |
| 22_GS_37 | n.a. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.3 | n/a |
| Hunted jackal | n.a. | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | - |
| Hunted jackal | n.a. | 0.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Taenia serialis |
| Range 0.3–2.3 | Range 0.5–15.0 | Range 0.0–0.4 | Range 1.6–46.3 | |||
| Prevalence 18.2% | Prevalence 45.5% | Prevalence 9.0% | Prevalence 45.5% | |||
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