title: Chaunus ictericus (Spix, 1824) as paratenic host of the giant kidney worm Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782) (Nematoda: Enoplida) in São Cristóvão district, Três Barras county, Santa Catarina state, Brazil.
abstract: Dioctophyme renale larvae have been found in cysts in the gastric wall of 5.17% (3/58) Chaunus ictericus specimens from São Cristóvão district, Três Barras municipality, Santa Catarina state, Brazil. However, larvae of this nematode were not found in sympatric Chaunus schneideri. The larvae caused a mild granulomatous reaction. This is the first report of paratenic hosts for D. renale in Brazil, and probably is also the first in the Neotropical region.
authors: Pós-graduação em Medicina Veterinária (Doutorado), FCAV/UNESP, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil. daniela@cni.unc.br
authors: Daniela
authors: D
authors: Pedrassani
authors: Estevam Guilherme Lux
authors: EG
authors: Hoppe
authors: José Hairton
authors: JH
authors: Tebaldi
authors: Adjair Antonio
authors: AA
authors: do Nascimento
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002025:Bufonidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D017158:Enoplida / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007814:Larva / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence