First occurrence of Mesocestoides sp. in a bird, the red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa, in Spain

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 11 Feb 2003 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Parasitology Research, volume 90, pages 80-81 (issn: 0932-0113, eissn: 1432-1955,

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Authors: Millán, Javier; Gortázar, Christian; Casanova, J. C.;

doi: 10.1007/s00436-002-0822-1

pmid: 12743808

handle: 10261/282446

First occurrence of Mesocestoides sp. in a bird, the red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa, in Spain

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Abstract

Larvae of Mesocestoides sp. were found in the celomic cavity of one red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) from Azuara (Aragón, north-eastern Spain). This is the first report of this larval cestode occurring in birds from Spain. None of the other 36 partridges from this area nor 150 partridges from other Spanish localities were affected. The red-legged partridge does not seem to be an important link in the Mesocestoides sp. life-cycle.

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University of Barcelona
Spain
Institute for Game and Wildlife Research
Spain
Spanish National Research Council
Spain

Keywords

Birds, Mice, Dogs, Mesocestoides, Spain, Animals, Foxes, Female, Rats

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