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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-08-01
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Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224419300525 |