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Helminthological examinations of 30 stoat and 31 weasel carcasses were carried out in Belorussian Polesie (southern part of Belarus, Brest and Gomel regions) between 1980 and 1999. The total rate of helminth infection of these animals was 78.7%. A total of 23 stoats and 25 weasels were infected by helminths. The animals were hosts for 20 species of helminths.
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Shimalov, .V., Shimalov, .V. Helminth fauna of the stoat (Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758) and the weasel (M. nivalis Linnaeus, 1758) in Belorussian Polesie. Parasitol Res 87, 680–681 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004360000373
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004360000373