Detection of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex - a zoonotic parasite from the Small Indian Mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) in Jammu & Kashmir, India

The treamatode Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex was identified from the small intestine of the Indian Mongoose and the morphological identification of the parasites was described.  The fluke A. sufrartyfex is important considering its significant zoonotic potential, and the present study highlights the...

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Main Authors: Sanku Borkataki, Pankaj Goswami, Rajesh Katoch, Shahil Kumar, Pratiksha Raghuvanshi
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Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3219
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spelling doaj-5425b445712242bf9d437264743343742020-11-25T03:03:38ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072017-11-01911109801098210.11609/jott.3219.9.11.10980-109823219Detection of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex - a zoonotic parasite from the Small Indian Mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) in Jammu & Kashmir, IndiaSanku Borkataki0Pankaj Goswami1Rajesh Katoch2Shahil Kumar3Pratiksha Raghuvanshi4Division of Veterinary Parasitology, FVSc & AH, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Ranbir Singh Pura, Jammu & Kashmir 181102, IndiaDivision of Veterinary Parasitology, FVSc & AH, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Ranbir Singh Pura, Jammu & Kashmir 181102, IndiaDivision of Veterinary Parasitology, FVSc & AH, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Ranbir Singh Pura, Jammu & Kashmir 181102, IndiaDivision of Veterinary Parasitology, FVSc & AH, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Ranbir Singh Pura, Jammu & Kashmir 181102, IndiaDivision of Veterinary Parasitology, FVSc & AH, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Ranbir Singh Pura, Jammu & Kashmir 181102, IndiaThe treamatode Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex was identified from the small intestine of the Indian Mongoose and the morphological identification of the parasites was described.  The fluke A. sufrartyfex is important considering its significant zoonotic potential, and the present study highlights the first report of occurrence of the parasite in a newer wild host, the mongoose from India.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3219artyfechinostomum sufrartyfexmoongoosetrematode.
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author Sanku Borkataki
Pankaj Goswami
Rajesh Katoch
Shahil Kumar
Pratiksha Raghuvanshi
spellingShingle Sanku Borkataki
Pankaj Goswami
Rajesh Katoch
Shahil Kumar
Pratiksha Raghuvanshi
Detection of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex - a zoonotic parasite from the Small Indian Mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) in Jammu & Kashmir, India
Journal of Threatened Taxa
artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex
moongoose
trematode.
author_facet Sanku Borkataki
Pankaj Goswami
Rajesh Katoch
Shahil Kumar
Pratiksha Raghuvanshi
author_sort Sanku Borkataki
title Detection of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex - a zoonotic parasite from the Small Indian Mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) in Jammu & Kashmir, India
title_short Detection of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex - a zoonotic parasite from the Small Indian Mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) in Jammu & Kashmir, India
title_full Detection of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex - a zoonotic parasite from the Small Indian Mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) in Jammu & Kashmir, India
title_fullStr Detection of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex - a zoonotic parasite from the Small Indian Mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) in Jammu & Kashmir, India
title_full_unstemmed Detection of Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex - a zoonotic parasite from the Small Indian Mongoose Herpestes auropunctatus (Mammalia: Carnivora: Herpestidae) in Jammu & Kashmir, India
title_sort detection of artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex - a zoonotic parasite from the small indian mongoose herpestes auropunctatus (mammalia: carnivora: herpestidae) in jammu & kashmir, india
publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn 0974-7893
0974-7907
publishDate 2017-11-01
description The treamatode Artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex was identified from the small intestine of the Indian Mongoose and the morphological identification of the parasites was described.  The fluke A. sufrartyfex is important considering its significant zoonotic potential, and the present study highlights the first report of occurrence of the parasite in a newer wild host, the mongoose from India.
topic artyfechinostomum sufrartyfex
moongoose
trematode.
url https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/3219
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