First report of Libyostrongylus douglassii (Strongylida: Trichostrongylidae) in ostriches (Struthio camelus) from Mexico
| Autor: | Juan R. Sánchez-Ayala, Juan Antonio Figueroa-Castillo, Irene Cruz-Mendoza, Cuauhcihuatl Vital-García |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Zoology Biology Trichostrongyloidiasis 03 medical and health sciences Feces Libyostrongylus douglassii Genus Animals Strongylida Mexico Parasite Egg Count Struthioniformes General Veterinary Trichostrongyloidea Bird Diseases Proventriculus 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification Nematode Larva Parasitology Libyostrongylus Struthio |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports. 12 |
| ISSN: | 2405-9390 |
| Popis: | Nematodes of the Libyostrongylus genus are hematophagous parasites found under the ostrich's proventriculus membrane: they are frequent and can cause 50% of mortality in chicks and occasionally death in adults. With the aim of determining the presence of the Libyostrongylus genus in two private collections, one located in Ayapango, State of Mexico and the other in Amacuzac, Morelos, a total of 27 fecal samples were collected between August and December of 2016. Samples were analyzed using the flotation technique. The eggs were quantified using the McMaster technique. Positive samples were cultured to obtain infective larvae and to be identified by their morphometric characteristics. Only 18 samples collected in Ayapango were positive to Libyostrongylus douglassii. This is the first time that L. douglassii is reported in Mexico. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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