Dioctophyme renale (Nematoda: Dioctophymatidae) in Leopardus geoffroyi (Carnivora: Felidae) in the Neotropical region

Abstract Parasitic diseases affecting wild carnivores remain largely unknown or poorly described. Dioctophymosis is a parasitosis caused by the nematode Dioctophyme renale that is found worldwide. It affects domestic and wild animals and has been reported frequently in Brazil. This paper reports dio...

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Main Authors: Maira Aparecida Christello Trindade, Marcia Raquel Pegoraro de Macedo, Gertrud Muller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2018-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612018005001107&lng=en&tlng=en