SOME RESULTS OF THE HELMINTHOLOGICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF INSECTIVORES (INSECTIVORA: ERINACEIDAE) AND RODENTS (RODENTIA: SCIURIDAE) ON THE TERRITORY OF THE URBAN FOREST AREA OF MEGAPOLIS UNDER CONDITIONS OF ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURE.

The results of helminthological and bacteriological studies of rodents (squirrels) and insectivores (hedgehogs) of the urban biotope are presented. Causes of helminthiases outbreaks were studied. The possibility of the use of information about helminth fauna and the invasion intensity of micromammals by helminths as indicators of anthropogenic pollution are pointed. The possible measures for fighting and prevention of the helminthiases of micromammals inhabiting in the urban forest area of Moscow are proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]