From the past, species have been transferred among ecosystems trough traveling and
global trade. The establishment and spread of such invasive species has caused significant …

Hookworms are blood-feeding nematodes that parasitize the alimentary system of
mammals. Despite their high pathogenic potential, little is known about their diversity and …

Preliminary results on the ecology of raccoon in Poland are presented. The use of space (by
radiotelemetry), diet composition and parasite infections (both by scat analysis) were …

The nematode genus Baylisascaris (order Ascaridida, superfamily Ascaridoidea) contains
nine relatively host-specific, parasite species of carnivores, omnivores, herbivores …

Digenetic trematodes are an important group of parasites infecting humans and animals.
They are morphologically characterized by dorsoventrally flat body and the presence of at …

As hosts of numerous zoonotic pathogens, the role of raccoons needs to be considered in
the One Health context. Raccoons progressively expand their range as invasive alien …

We evaluated helminth parasites of the introduced North American raccoon (Procyon lotor
L.) in Poland. From June 2006 to May 2007, 91 raccoon fecal samples were collected in the …

Abstract In the Japanese Archipelago, Ezohelix gainesi, a member of bradybaenid land
snails, is endemic mainly to the island of Hokkaido. During July to August of 2016, a survey …

Human demands on natural resources result in landscape changes that facilitate the
emergence of disease. Most emerging diseases are zoonotic, and some of these pathogens …

Abstract North American raccoons (Procyon lotor) have been introduced to several
European countries, where they may represent a sanitary threat as hosts of several …