First report of Taenia arctos (Cestoda: Taeniidae) from brown bears (Ursus arctos) in Romania
This study represents the first molecular identification of T. arctos in U. arctos in southeastern Europe, thereby extending the known geographic range of the parasite. The findings may indicate that trophic interactions compatible with the life cycle of T. arctos occur in this area, although the evidence is limited to a single detection.
Authors
- Maria Monica Florina Moraru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8695-3859)
- Ana-Maria Marin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9351-4726)
- Andrei-Daniel Mihalca
- Ioana Bianca Mitrea
- Dan-Cornel Popovici (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8535-3434)
- N. Mederle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9082-3777)
- Azzurra Santoro
- Sorin Morariu
Institutions
- University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca (RO)
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (IT)
- Transylvania University of Brașov (RO)
- Univesity of Life Science "King Mihai I" from Timisoara (RO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Parasites & Vectors
- Published
- 2026-01-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-025-07221-z
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00