Dispharynxiasis in a captive princess parrot.
The acuariid nematode Dispharynx nasuta was found in a princess parrot, Polytelis alexandrae, at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania, USA). This is the first report of D. nasuta from the host order Psittaciformes, and was the presumed cause of death in this parrot.
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University of Pittsburgh, Laboratory Animal Resources, Pennsylvania 15261, USA. dbolette@vms.cis.pitt.edu
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010311:Parrots / Q000469:parasitology*; D011531:Proventriculus / Q000469:parasitology