Intermediate host of Mediorhynchus orientalis (Acanthocephala: Gigantorhynchidae).
During an acanthocephalan epizootic at the Pittsburgh aviary, an intermediate host for Mediorhynchus orientalis was found for the first time and 2 new potential intermediate hosts for the genus Mediorhynchus were noted. The cockroaches Pycnoscelis surinamensis and Periplaneta americana were found infected with acanthellae and appear to be suitable intermediate hosts.
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University of Pittsburgh, Laboratory Animal Resources, Pennsylvania 15261.
D000049:Acanthocephala / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D001717:Birds; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000469:parasitology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000469:parasitology*; D010526:Periplaneta / Q000469:parasitology