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Coccidiosis in the European badger, Meles meles in Wytham Woods: infection and consequences for growth and survival

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2001

C. NEWMAN ,
D. W. MACDONALD  and
M. A. ANWAR
C. NEWMAN
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
D. W. MACDONALD
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
M. A. ANWAR
Affiliation:
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PS, UK
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Abstract

In total 1502 faecal samples were collected from a population of European badgers (Meles meles) between 1992 and 1995 at Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, UK. Two coccidia species, Eimeria melis and Isospora melis, were identified. Cubs showed a marked seasonal pattern of infection with E. melis, with infection occurring at significantly higher intensity and prevalence than in adults. There was preliminary evidence to suggest that infantile coccidiosis in badgers may be associated with impaired growth and increased mortality.

Keywords

badgercoccidiosisEimeria melisIsospora melisintensityprevalence
Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 123 , Issue 2 , August 2001 , pp. 133 - 142
Copyright
2001 Cambridge University Press

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