title: New report of parasite-fauna of the free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis, Geoffroy, 1824) in Chile.
abstract: One hundred and ninety five specimens of free tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) obtained from two regions of Chile were analized to determine parasite infection. From those specimens the endoparasites identified were: Trematoda: Acanthatrium lunatum, Limatuoides limatulus and Paralecithodendrium carlsbadensis; Cestoda: Vampirolepis sp.; Nematoda: Nochtia pilosus and Anoplostrongylus paradoxus. The ectoparasites identified were Chiroptonyssus robustipes, Ewingnana inaequalis and Notoedres lasionycteris all of them are acari species. Even thought the bat specimens are from the same species on both survey sites, the results differ for each site when the parasite species identified are compared.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Parasitología Veterinaria, Instituto Patología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 567, Valdivia, Chile. pamela.munoz@docentes.uach.cl
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fredes
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raffo
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: González-Acuña
authors.forename: Lisandro
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Cesar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cid
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000469:parasitology*; D002947:Cities; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000469:parasitology*; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology