Identification and epidemiological analysis of Perostrongylus falciformis infestation in Irish badgers

Abstract Background The lungworm, Perostrongylus falciformis (fomerly known as Aelurostrongylus falciformis) has been identified in badgers (Meles meles) in Britain, the Russian Federation, Italy, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, Bosnia Herzegovina and Romania, while Aelurostrongylus pridhami has been repor...

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Main Authors: Jennifer OC. Byrne, Andrew W. Byrne, Annetta Zintl, Karolina Jankowska, Emmanuel Coulange, Theo de Waal, Grainne McCarthy, James O’Keeffe, Inger S. Hamnes, Ursula Fogarty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Irish Veterinary Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13620-019-0144-6