title: Natural infections of Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Clinostomatidae) in wild herons and egrets, Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
abstract: Nycticorax nycticorax, Ardea cinerea, Egretta garzetta, and Egretta intermedia were naturally infected with Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Clinostomatidae) among fourteen wild herons, seven wild egrets and one wild bittern evaluated at the Veterinary Hospital of Tottori University, Tottori, Japan. The latter three species of heron and egrets are reported for the first time as definitive hosts of this parasite in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Animal Research Center, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aohagi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shibahara
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Machida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kagota
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001717:Birds; D004199:Disease Vectors; D005399:Fishes; D005618:Fresh Water; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*