First Report of Passerilepis parina (Cestoda: Hymenolepidi-dae) from Parus major in Iran: A Probable Fatal Case Due to Hyperinfection

Autor: Sina Mohtasebi, Aref Teimouri, Mohammad Javad Abbaszadeh Afshar, Hamed Abbasian, Iraj Mobedi, Mahya Allahmoradi, Gholamreza Mowlavi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Iranian Journal of Parasitology, Vol 16, Iss 3 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1735-7020
2008-238X
DOI: 10.18502/ijpa.v16i3.7107
Popis: Cestodes are important parasites that can affect the health of humans and wildlife. Among these, the genus Passerilepis is an important endoparasite of Passeriform birds while poorly studied in Iran. During a parasitological field survey in central parts of Iran in 2018, thirty-two cestodes, as an obstructive intertwined mass, recovered from the intestine of a recently dead Parus major (great tit). Morphological characteristics of recovered cestodes were drawn carefully by a camera lucida equipped microscope and identification was carried out using standard keys. All of the collected cestodes were identified as P. parina. In the current study, we recorded P. parina from great tit for the first time in Iran.
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