School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 52124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Cyprus Game and Fauna Service, 1453 Limassol, Cyprus.
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2022 Sep;34:100767. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2022.100767. Epub 2022 Jul 30.
The Cyprus mouflon (Ovis gmelini ophion) is a subspecies of wild sheep, endemic to Cyprus and strictly protected by national and international legislation. In the present study, 107 Cyprus mouflon faecal samples were collected from locations within the species geographical range and examined by standard parasitological methods, i.e. flotation, sedimentation and Ziehl-Neelsen stained smears. Parasites were found in 104 (97.39%) samples. First stage larvae of the lungworms Muellerius capillaris and Cystocaulus ocreatus were found in 93 (86.9%) and in 65 (60.7%) of the samples, respectively, strongylid eggs in 46 (43%), Eimeria spp. oocysts in 44 (41.1%) and Nematodirus spp. Trichuris spp. and Moniezia spp. eggs in 10 (9.3%), 7 (6.5%) and 1 (0.9%) sample, respectively. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first survey on the endoparasites of Cyprus mouflon. The possible role of the parasites found on the health status of the animals and the risk of endoparasite transmission from domestic ruminants to Cyprus mouflon are discussed.
塞浦路斯野绵羊（Ovis gmelini ophion）是一种野生绵羊亚种，仅存在于塞浦路斯，受到国家和国际立法的严格保护。在本研究中，从该物种地理范围内的多个地点收集了 107 份塞浦路斯野绵羊粪便样本，并通过标准寄生虫学方法（即漂浮、沉淀和齐尔-尼尔森染色涂片）进行了检查。在 104 份（97.39%）样本中发现了寄生虫。93 份（86.9%）和 65 份（60.7%）样本中分别发现了肺线虫 Muellerius capillaris 和 Cystocaulus ocreatus 的第一期幼虫，46 份（43%）样本中发现了Strongylid 卵，44 份（41.1%）样本中发现了艾美球虫属卵囊，10 份（9.3%）、7 份（6.5%）和 1 份（0.9%）样本中分别发现了Nematodirus spp.、Trichuris spp.和Moniezia spp.的卵。据作者所知，这是首次对塞浦路斯野绵羊内寄生虫的调查。讨论了发现的寄生虫对动物健康状况的可能影响，以及从家养反刍动物向塞浦路斯野绵羊传播内寄生虫的风险。
