[Heterakis infection in Numida meleagris (Numididae)].
A case of caecum nematodiasis is described in a guinea fowl (Numida melagris) from the Municipal Zoo, Presidencia Roque Saenz Peña (Chaco) Argentina. Nematodes obtained from the caecum were observed in optic microscopy. According to their morphometric characteristics and location in the definitive host, were identified as belonging to the family Heterakidae, species Heterakis gallinarum, (Schrank, 1788) Maden, 1949.
Programa de Patologías de Vertebrados Silvestres del Nordeste Argentino, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina.
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D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D009348:Nematoda / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*
Heterakiosis en Numida meleagris (Aves: Numididae).