Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2472182 | Veterinary Parasitology | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This study evaluated the gastrointestinal helminth fauna of long-nosed armadillos, Dasypus novemcinctus, from the Pantanal wetlands, Aquidauana sub-region, Aquidauana County, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. Thirteen species of nematodes, comprising seven genera and four families, were recovered from their gastrointestinal tracts. The following descriptors of infection were determined: prevalence, variation of intensity, average intensity and abundance. Hadrostrongylus speciosum n. gen. et n. sp. is first described here.
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Authors
Estevam G. Lux Hoppe, Adjair Antonio do Nascimento,