Dioctophymiasis as an Emerging Disease in Palotina and Western Region of Paraná – Brazil

Dioctophyma renale is a nematode known as giant red kidney worm and parasites kidneys of domestic and wild animals. For its life cycle to be complete, the parasite needs an aquatic environment to develop inside the intermediate and paratenic hosts (annelid oligochaete, fishes and frogs). Subsequentl...

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Main Authors: Laura Zanella Souza, Fernanda Lima Correa, Solimar Dutra da Silveira, Camila Francisca Batschke, Tainá Minuzzo, Ana Paula Smirdele, André Luis Vriesman Beninca, Ana Paula Molinari Candeias, Nelson Luis Mello Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Assiut University 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research
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Online Access:https://advetresearch.com/index.php/AVR/article/view/558