First report of Dioctophyma renale (Nematoda, Dioctophymatidae) in Colombia
Dioctophymosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Dioctophyma renale (Goeze, 1782). It is distributed worldwide and it affects a large number of wild and domestic mammals. Here we report the first confirmed case of canine dioctophymosis in Colombia. The animal was found dead in the streets of...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Salud
2018-08-01
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Series: | Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud |
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Online Access: | https://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/4042 |