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Sci."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Background<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Studies focusing on the larval stages of\n                      <jats:italic>Taenia martis<\/jats:italic>\n                      remain limited compared with other taeniid species; however, its repeated detection over the past decade highlights its significance for human and animal health, emphasizing the need for further infection-focused research.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Data from 32 dead animals, including nine common gundis (\n                      <jats:italic>Ctenodactylus gundi<\/jats:italic>\n                      ), 19 Cuban hutias (\n                      <jats:italic>Capromys pilorides<\/jats:italic>\n                      ), one Himalayan striped squirrel (\n                      <jats:italic>Tamiops mcclellandii<\/jats:italic>\n                      ), and three ring-tailed lemurs (\n                      <jats:italic>Lemur catta<\/jats:italic>\n                      ), which were examined for cysticercosis following necropsy, are presented.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In 10 cases, animals (including four gundis, one squirrel, four hutias, and one lemur) were found positive, with infection intensities ranging from a single larval cyst in the liver to two and 10 metacestodes in the pleural and\/or peritoneal cavities. Additionally, one beech marten (\n                      <jats:italic>Martes foina<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) was found positive for adult cestode, which was molecularly identified as\n                      <jats:italic>T<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                      <jats:italic>martis<\/jats:italic>\n                      for the first time from this definitive host in the Czech Republic.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Molecular tools were employed for accurate species- and haplotype-level identification through characterization of the cytochrome\n                      <jats:italic>c<\/jats:italic>\n                      oxidase subunit 1 (\n                      <jats:italic>cox1<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) mtDNA gene, revealing new and multiple haplotypes, the prevalence of\n                      <jats:italic>T. martis<\/jats:italic>\n                      in the studied rodent species, and its first recorded occurrence in\n                      <jats:italic>M. foina<\/jats:italic>\n                      in the Czech Republic. Notably, epidemiological and molecular data on these parasites in exotic animals under human care remain limited.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fvets.2026.1778212","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,13]],"date-time":"2026-03-13T05:26:33Z","timestamp":1773379593000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Taenia martis (Cestoda) in captive exotic animals and wild beech marten (Martes foina) from the Czech Republic"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Ond\u0159ej","family":"M\u00e1ca","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Zoology and Fisheries, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague","place":["Prague, Czechia"]},{"name":"Department of Pathology and Parasitology, State Veterinary Institute Prague","place":["Prague, 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