Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Parasitology 1735-7020 13 3 2018 09 23 416 422 EN Samira DODANGEH Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran AND Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Davoud AZAMI Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran AND Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Ahmad DARYANI Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Shirzad GHOLAMI Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Mehdi Sharif Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Iraj MOBEDI Dept. of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Shahabeddin SARVI Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Eissa SOLEYMANI Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran AND Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Mohammad Taghi RAHIMI Dept. of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran Majid PIRESTANI Dept. of Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran Shaban GOHARDEHI Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran AND Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Reza BASTANI Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran AND Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran 2017 03 12 2018 09 23 Background: Wild boars (Sus scrofa) are distributed worldwide and found in many parts of Iran. Although S. scrofa is reservoirs for many parasites, there is little data on helminthic prevalence in them. We aimed to survey the status of helminthic infections in S. scrofa in the Mazandaran Province of northern Iran. Methods: Twenty-one wild boars were captured and examined for helminth infection during Dec 2012-Mar 2014. Adult worms such as Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus were identified by helminth size and shape, and the arrangement of the proboscis hooks. The sedimentation and flotation techniques were used to detect parasite eggs and larvae in faecal samples. Muscle samples were also surveyed for Trichinella larvae by artificial digestion method. Results: Of the 21 samples, 13 (61.9%) were infected with one or more helminth species. Seven helminth types were identified in the alimentary track, comprising 5 nematodes, 1 trematode, and 1 acanthocephalan, with prevalence rates of Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (57.14%), Globocephalus spp. (33.33%), Trichuris suis (19.04), Gongylonema pulchrum (14.28%), Fasciola hepatica (14.28%), Dioctophyma renale (4.76%), and Ascaris suum (4.76%). Conclusion: Wild boars might be involved in transmitting zoonotic parasites to humans. The abundance of these animals near human habitation creates favorable conditions for infection. So the risk of parasitic helminth diseases increases in other animals and humans. https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/1542 https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/download/1542/855