Systematic and pathologic study of Paratanaisia bragai (Santos, 1934) Freitas, 1959 (Digenea, Eucotylidae) infestation in ruddy ground dove Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1811) Estudo da sistemática e da patologia de Paratanaisia bragai (Santos, 1934) Freitas, 1959 (Digenea, Eucotylidae) em rolinha-caldo-de-feijão, Columbina talpacoti (Temminck, 1811)

This is the first report of the digenetic trematode Paratanaisia bragai infestation in a ruddy ground dove Columbina talpacoti, captured in a suburban area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Although with a low prevalence (10%), the intensity of infection was high, considering that 116 worms were recovered...

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Main Authors: R.M. Pinto, R.C. Menezes, R. Tortelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2004-08-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352004000400008