New host and distribution expansion for Pterygodermatites (Multipectines) affinis

Autor: Scioscia N. P., Beldomenico P. M., Denegri G. M.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Helminthologia, Vol 53, Iss 1, Pp 81-86 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0440-6605
1336-9083
DOI: 10.1515/helmin-2015-0076
Popis: The present study reports the first case of infection by Pterygodermatites affinis in Lycalopex gymnocercus, and the first report of this nematode in Argentina. Examining 80 foxes from Buenos Aires province, specimens of this species were recovered from 21.25 % of the small intestines and eggs were found in 7.5 % of the fecal samples.
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