Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Parasitology 1735-7020 7 4 2015 10 13 57 61 EN H. Borji Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. H. Sadeghi Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. GhR. Razmi Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran. E. Pozio Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanita`, viale Regina Elena, Rome, Italy. G La. Rosa Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immunomediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanita`, viale Regina Elena, Rome, Italy. 2015 10 13 2015 10 13 Background: The objective of this investigation was to detect the presence of Trichinella in some carnivores of Mashhad in northeast of Iran and to identify Trichinella species circulating in this area. Methods: The present study was carried out using muscle tissue collected from 120 stray dogs, 26 wild boars, 25 rodents, two foxes and two hyenas captured in Mashhad City, province of Khorasan Razavi, Iran. Results: Trichinella larvae were detected in three stray dogs by artificial digestion and compression.All larvae were identified as T. britovi using multiplex PCR. Conclusion: This is the first report of identification of T. britovi in stray dog in Iran.   https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/284 https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/download/284/267