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The cluster 13 consisted of between 50 to 350 Diphyllobothrium eggs and occasional ascarid eggs and the cluster 14 consisted of a large number (500-4000) of Diphyllobothrium eggs with a low to moderate number of Taenia and Ascarid or lungworm.
Particularly common were Diphyllobothrium and Taenia sp.
However, since Diphyllobothrium are very large worms the energy cost of their growth or even the space occupied in the intestine can be a significant cost to the host individual.
It is possible therefore that the species of Diphyllobothrium seen in tigers has a different life cycle that does not necessarily involve fish eating by the definitive host.
No specific information is available on the pathological effects of Diphyllobothrium on tigers.
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