“Revisiting the past”: a redescription of Physaloptera retusa (Nemata, Physalopteridae) from material deposited in museums and new material from Amazon lizards [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Parasitology, 2023 Physaloptera Rudolphi, 1819 is a genus of nematodes that includes approximately 100 species parasitic in vertebrates around the world. From these, approximately 30 occur in the Neotropical region, with nine reported from neotropical reptiles ...
Yuri Willkens +2 more
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Morphological and Molecular Identification of Physaloptera alata (Nematoda: Spirurida) in a Booted Eagle (Aquila pennata) from Portugal [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Physaloptera spp. are parasitic nematodes that infect the gastrointestinal tracts of many carnivores and omnivores. Although they are distributed worldwide, Physaloptera spp. have not been studied in raptors in Portugal.
Zaida Rentería-Solís +8 more
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Morphology and genetic characterization of Physaloptera sibirica Petrow & Gorbunov, 1931 (Spirurida: Physalopteridae), from the hog-badger Arctonyx collaris Cuvier (Carnivora: Mustelidae), with molecular phylogeny of Physalopteridae [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Nematodes of the family Physalopteridae (Spirurida: Physalopteroidea) commonly parasitize the alimentary canal of all major vertebrate groups.
Hui-Xia Chen +5 more
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Filling the gaps on parasites of Osteocephalus: Helminth community structure of Osteocephalus cabrerai (Anura: Hylidae) from the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeOsteocephalus cabrerai is an arboreal anuran widely distributed in South America. However, there are no parasitological studies conducted on the species, resulting in a parasite fauna completely unknown.
Jorge Kevin Silva Neves +7 more
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Patterns of Gastrointestinal Helminth Infections in Rattus rattus, Rattus norvegicus, and Mus musculus in Chile [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 Few studies have assessed the patterns of parasite populations of rodents over a longitudinal gradient in Chile. In this work, the gastrointestinal helminthic fauna of invasive rodents in Chile was examined to assess the association between their ...
Alexandra Grandón-Ojeda +11 more
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Squamata reptiles as a potential source of helminth infections when preyed on by companion animals [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2023 Background Squamate reptiles cohabiting with companion animals may represent a source of helminth infections, especially through predation by dogs and cats with an outdoor lifestyle.
Mariaelisa Carbonara +8 more
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Gastrointestinal Helminths in Wild Felids in the Cerrado and Pantanal: Zoonotic Bioindicators in Important Brazilian Biomes [PDF]
AnimalsEnvironmental changes in the Brazilian Pantanal and Cerrado facilitate the spread of parasitic diseases in wildlife, with significant implications for public health owing to their zoonotic potential.
Iago de Sá Moraes +17 more
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Severe Concomitant Physaloptera sp., Dirofilaria immitis, Toxocara cati, Dipylidium caninum, Ancylostoma sp. and Taenia taeniaeformis Infection in a Cat [PDF]
Pathogens, 2021 Here we describe an unusual and severe mixed parasitic infection in a cat that died during routine surgery. Gastric Physaloptera sp., cardiac Dirofilaria immitis, and intestinal Toxocara cati, Dipylidium caninum, Ancylostoma sp.
Jose Cesar Menk P. Lima, Fabio Del Piero
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Zoonotic Abbreviata caucasica in Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) from Senegal [PDF]
Pathogens, 2020 Abbreviata caucasica (syn. Physaloptera mordens) has been reported in human and various non-human primates including great apes. The identification of this nematode is seldom performed and relies on egg characterization at the coproscopy, in the absence ...
Younes Laidoudi +10 more
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Anemia and Hyperplastic Gastritis in a Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) due to Physaloptera magnipapilla Parasitism [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, 2016 A free living female adult of Myrmecophaga tridactyla was captured in an area of deforestation in Salta Province of northwest Argentina, for subsequent relocation in Iberá Park.
Walter J. Lértora +4 more
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