Hunting and Stray Dogs as Reservoirs of Echinococcus Species
Nikola Betić, Milica Kuručki, Katarina Breka, Aleksandra Penezić, Neda Bogdanović, Ilija Pantelić, Ana Vuletić, Tijana Kukurić, Jelena Karanović, Jovana Raičević, Aleksandar Bajčić, Ivana Klun, Aleksandra Uzelac · 2026
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Nikola Betic and colleagues screened hunting and stray dogs as tapeworm reservoirs in Serbia. Their 2026 study hunts Echinococcus species in dog feces. Cystic disease from one species dominates human cases in Serbia. A more severe alveolar form has emerged there recently. Dogs are suspected carriers that pass eggs to people.
Fecal samples came from twenty-nine hunting and sixty-six stray dogs. Eggs were gathered by flotation and fine mesh filtering. DNA tests checked for tapeworm groups and both Echinococcus types. Three fifths of samples carried cyclophyllidean DNA overall. Echinococcus DNA appeared in a smaller share of samples. One regional variant was found among the positives. Screening of host animals guides control of a zoonotic threat.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Nikola Betić, Milica Kuručki, Katarina Breka, Aleksandra Penezić, Neda Bogdanović, Ilija Pantelić, Ana Vuletić, Tijana Kukurić, Jelena Karanović, Jovana Raičević, Aleksandar Bajčić, Ivana Klun, Aleksandra Uzelac |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |