Title
Fascioliasis in vicugna (vicugna vicugna) in the central highlands of Peru
Other title
[Fasciolosis en Vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna) de la Sierra Central del Perú]
Date Issued
01 January 2016
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the presence of F. hepatica eggs in vicugnas in the Paccha area, Junín, Peru, and to evaluate its association with sex and age. Samples (n=143) were collected from the rectum during a chaccu activity (annual capture of wild vicugnas by the local peasants for shearing (September). Samples were analyzed by the rapid sedimentation technique and the determination of parasite load-eggs per gram of feces (epg)-by the McMaster method. The frequency of F. hepatica was 32.9% and without statistical difference due to sex or age. The average load was 23.7 epg.
Start page
137
End page
144
Volume
27
Issue
1
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Parasitología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84963565297
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
16823419
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus