Occurrence of Fasciola hepatica (Linnaeus, 1758) in capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) (Linnaeus, 1766) in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Abstract Fasciola hepatica is a parasite that affects the hepatic ducts of several species of domestic and wild vertebrates, causing huge economic losses to livestock rearing worldwide. Reports on occurrences of F. hepatica in capybaras are an important epidemiological aspect of this disease, since...

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Published in:	Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Main Authors:	Ruth Massote Dracz, Vinicius Marques Antunes Ribeiro, Cintia Aparecida de Jesus Pereira, Walter dos Santos Lima
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2016-01-01
Subjects:	Fasciolose epidemiologia animais de vida selvagem roedores Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612016005003102&lng=en&tlng=en