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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Main Authors: Ángel A. Flórez, James Russos, Nelson Uribe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2018-08-01
Series:Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Online Access:https://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/4042