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The result of helminthological examination of 28 hedgehogs died at traffic accident and 12 samples of feces collected from pets hedgehogs during 2013–2015 were presented. Three species of helminths were found: Crenosoma striatum, Hymenolepis erinacei and Aonchotheca erinacei. This is the first research of parasitic fauna of hedgehogs in Serbia.
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Pavlović, I., Savić, B. Helminth fauna of the northern white-breasted hedgehog (Erinaceus roumanicus) in Serbia. J Parasit Dis 41, 605–606 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-016-0854-6
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