title: Deletrocephalus dimidiatus infestation in an adult rhea (Pterocnemia pennata).
abstract: Infection with the nematode Deletrocephalus dimidiatus was found in the distal small and proximal large intestines of a 30-month-old female rhea that had died after a prolonged illness. Numerous strongyle-like eggs were found on fecal flotation. Possible treatments include fenbendazole (60 ppm in water) and ivermectin (200 mg/kg). Preventive measures such as artificial incubation, segregation of chicks from adults, and placing chicks in uncontaminated environments may help slow or stop the transmission of the parasite.
authors.affiliation: Department of Avian Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30605, USA.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Yonzon
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Page
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*