The Lancet Liver Fluke Dicrocoelium dendriticum (Trematoda: Plagiorchiida, Dicrocoeliidae) in Wild Animals of Belorussian Polesie - Abstract
The results of the helminthological investigation of wild animals on infestation by the lancet liver fluke in Belorussian Polesie during 1980-2016 are presented. Seven species of animals are established as hosts of this helminth. A total the lancet liver fluke were found by helminthologists in nine species of wild animals in Belorussian Polesie. Their participation in the formation of the centers of dicrocoeliosis and create a threat of infection for susceptible hosts.