title: Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus: the most common helminthic infection of wild boars in southwestern Iran.
abstract: A pathological and epidemiological study onMacracanthorhynchus hirudinaceusinfection on 25 wild boarsSus scrofain southwestern Iran was done. Overall 24 helminthes (18 female and 6 male) were collected from the intestine of 13 infected wild boars. Thus, the prevalence of acanthocephalans among the 25 examined boars was 52 %. Pathological evaluation revealed damages caused by the acanthocephalans penetrated in the small intestine tissue. Helminthes caused severe necrosis with ulcer and inflammation in tunica sub mucosa layer. High prevalence of this helminthic infection may cause severe hazard for farmers, residents and also wild life animals.
authors.affiliation: Basic Sciences in Infectious Diseases Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 71345-1735, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sarkari
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mansouri
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Najjari
authors.affiliation: Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Derakhshanfar
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Gh
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mowlavi
keywords: Iran; Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus; Pathology; Prevalence; Wild boar