Sarcocystis rileyi (Apicomplexa) in Anas platyrhynchos in Europe with a potential for spread

Four specimens of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) shot by local hunters (December 2020 to January 2021 along the eastern coastline of the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea) were diagnosed with a heavy load of sarcocysts in the musculature. Morphometric and molecular diagnosis based on rDNA (18 S, IT...

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Main Authors: Shaozhi Zuo, Sune R. Sørensen, Per W. Kania, Kurt Buchmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224421000730