Helminth infections in fish farms and risks to wild trout « Agriculture & Animal Science# « Cambridge Core Blog Introductions of alien species into new environments create major concerns including conservation and ecosystem disruption, agricultural production and economic loss. Problems are exacerbated where th...

New blog! 🐟 Discover what helminth infections in #fishfarms could mean for #wildtrout and how host immunity shapes disease risk.
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Morphological and molecular identification of cardiopulmonary nematodes in the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) and nine other carnivores in Spain - Parasitology Research Cardiopulmonary nematodes (CPN) are among the most pathogenic helminths, with wild carnivores serving as hosts for a variety of species. Knowledge of their presence in the Iberian Peninsula is limited...

We describe the lungworms present in Iberian wildcats and other carnivores from N Spain, with new records for Iberia. Read it for free here:
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Trichinella and polar bears: a limited risk for humans - PubMed In this review, we identified 63 cases reported since World War II of human trichinellosis linked to the consumption of parasitized polar bear (Ursus maritimus) meat. This low number contrasts to the ...

See also my contributions on the topic #Trichinella @ #polar #bears pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28372597/ in the Journal of #Helminthology