Capillariid nematodes in Brazilian turkeys, Meleagris gallopavo (Galliformes, Phasianidae): pathology induced by Baruscapillaria obsignata and Eucoleus annulatus (Trichinelloidea, Capillariidae)

Capillariid nematodes in Brazilian turkeys, Meleagris gallopavo (Galliformes, Phasianidae): pathology induced by Baruscapillaria obsignata and Eucoleus annulatus (Trichinelloidea, Capillariidae)

The pathology induced in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) by two capillariid nematodes, Baruscapillaria obsignata and Eucoleus annulatus is described together with data on prevalences, mean infection and range of worm burdens. B. obsignata occurred with a prevalence of 72.5% in the 40 examined hosts in...

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Main Authors: Roberto Magalhães Pinto, Beatriz Brener, Rogério Tortelly, Rodrigo Caldas Menezes, Luís Cláudio Muniz-Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-05-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Baruscapillaria obsignata
Capillaria anatis
Eucoleus annulatus
Meleagris gallopavo
turkeys
pathology
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000300012

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