Natural infections of tetrathyridia ofMesocestoidesspecies in deer mice,Peromyscus maniculatus, from New Mexico

Visceral tetrathyridiosis Mesocestoides sp. (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) in a wild Barn Owl Tyto alba - a first report and new host record

“…There are no real effective preventative measures that prevent Mesocestoides tapeworm infection. Effective prevention and control can be achieved with numerous anthelmintic products in domestic animals but less possible in wildlife (Ivan et al 2004;Ubelaker et al 2014). Biological control of Mesocestoides is so far not feasible and there are no reports on resistance of Mesocestoides tapeworms to anthelmintics.…”