Air sac trematodes: Morishitium polonicum as a newly identified cause of death in the common blackbird (Turdus merula)

Necropsy of two free-ranging common blackbirds (Turdus merula) found dead in central Italy revealed the presence of a high number of cyclocoelid flukes in the coelomatic cavity. Cyclocoelid flukes primarily infect avian respiratory system. Histologically, air sac walls were covered with a fibrinous...

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Main Authors: Livio Galosi, Petr Heneberg, Giacomo Rossi, Jilji Sitko, Gian Enrico Magi, Stefania Perrucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224419300525