1Division of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Shuhama, Alusteng, P.O. Box No. 135, Srinagar-190 001, India.
2Division of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, S.K. University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Shuhama, Alusteng, P.O. Box No. 135, Srinagar-190 001, India.
Postmortem examination of a wild fox (Vulpus vulpus) revealed the presence of a large number of medium sized cestodes in the small intestine identified as Mesocestoides sp. While Physaloptera sp. were recovered from stomach, Sarcoptes sp. mites were identified from non-hairy portion of skin.
Fox, Mesocestoides sp., Physaloptera sp., Sarcoptic mite, Kashmir
