Yoenten Phuentshok, Kinley Choden, Cristian A Alvarez Rojas, Peter Deplazes, Sonam Wangdi, Kuenzang Gyeltshen, Karma Rinzin, Nirmal Kumar Thapa, Tenzinla Tenzinla, Dechen Dorjee, Marc Valitutto, Martin Gilbert, Boripat Siriaroonrat, Waleemas Jairak, Chutchai Piewbang, Puspa Maya Sharma, Tshewang Dema, Ratna Bahadur Gurung
The endangered Bengal tiger ( Panthera tigris tigris ) is a keystone species playing an essential role in ecology as well as in the social and spiritual lives of the Himalayan people. The latest estimate of the Bengal tiger population in Bhutan accounts for 103 individuals. Infectious organisms, including zoonotic parasites causing high burden in human health, have received little attention as a cause of mortality in tigers. Taeniosis/cysticercosis, caused by the cestode Taenia solium , is considered one of the major neglected tropical diseases in Southeast Asia...
April 2021: International Journal for Parasitology. Parasites and Wildlife