[Frequency of Diphyllobothrium sp. infection in Argentine wild carnivores].
With the aims to determine the infection frequency by tapeworms of Diphyllobothrium genus 30 samples from captive wild carnivores were analyzed. A 30% of the animal analyzed was positive to the infection. Whereas the family Procionidae has a high percentage of positivity (60%), Canidae have lower infection ratio (20-25%). The accuracy for the diagnosis of Diphylobothrium was made by the morphology of scolex, proglottids and eggs. This is the first report of the parasite presence in Argentine wild carnivores.
Martínez
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Cátedra de Zoología y Recursos Faúnicos, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (U.N.N.E), Sargento Cabral 2805, (3400) Corrientes, Argentina.
Troiano
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Gauna Añasco
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Duchene
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Juega Siscardi
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D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000469:parasitology*; D001118:Argentina / Q000453:epidemiology; D002335:Carnivora / Q000469:parasitology*; D004169:Diphyllobothriasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology