Qualitative and quantitative methods for estimating Spirorchiidiasis burden in sea turtles
Infection by blood flukes Hapalotrema mistroides and Neospirorchis sp. (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) has been recently reported in Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Mediterranean Sea. Observations of post mortem lesions are generally used to assess disease severity, and few attempts have been made...
Main Authors: | Erica Marchiori, Rudi Cassini, Irene Ricci, Federica Marcer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224418300737 |
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