Incidence and Genetic Characterization of Gongylonema Pulchrum in Cattle Slaughtered in Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran

Background: The gullet worm, Gongylonema pulchrum Molin, 1857, is a thread-like spirurid nematode found in a variety of mammals worldwide. Its incidences in Iranian cattle of different breed or age have not been reported. The aims of the present study are to disclose the infection status of G. pul...

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Main Authors: A Halajian, A Eslami, N Salehi, J Ashrafi-Helan, H Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2010-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/upload_files/pdf/15793.pdf