First natural infection by Ascocotyle (Phagicola) longa Ransom (Digenea, Heterophyidae) in an avian host, Ardea cocoi Linnaeus (Aves, Ciconiiformes, Ardeidae) in Brazil
The first case of a natural avian infection caused by the digenetic trematode Ascocotyle (Phagicola) longa Ransom, 1920 in Brazil, is reported from the ardeid bird Ardea cocoi Linnaeus, 1766. This represents a new host record and data on clinical and pathological findings are also reported.
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| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
2002
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| Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752002000100013 |
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