The Andean hog-nosed skunk Conepatus chinga Molina, 1782 as a new definitive host for Spirometra erinacei Faust, Campbell & Kellog, 1929.
This report describes the finding of Spirometra erinacei Faust, Campbell & Kellog, 1929 (Cestoda, Diphyllobothridae) infecting the small intestine of two Andean hog-nosed skunks (Conepatus chinga Molina, 1782), collected from the locality "Abra La Raya", at Cusco, Peru. Four cestodes were studied and identified as S. erinacei. This is the first report showing that the Andean hog-nosed skunk is one of the natural hosts for this parasite.
Gómez-Puerta
Luis A
LA
School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Circunvalación, Lima 41, Peru. lucho92@yahoo.com
Ticona
Daniel S
DS
López-Urbina
María T
MT
González
Armando E
AE
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012889:Mephitidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013045:Species Specificity; D013146:Spirometra / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*