Title
Congenital filariasis caused by Setaria bidentata (Nematoda: Filarioidea) in the red brocket deer (Mazama americana)
Date Issued
01 February 2017
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
American Society of Parasitologists
Abstract
The filarial nematode Setaria bidentata was found in 10 of 31 fetuses of the red brocket deer (Mazama americana) from the Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon. A total of 25 specimens were collected and morphologically identified as S. bidentata. Filarial nematodes were found in the peritoneal cavity of 9 deer fetuses and the thoracic cavity of 1 fetus. Most specimens were adult stage. In this report, we provide morphometric data for these filarial specimens. This is the first study to demonstrate prenatal S. bidentata infection in cervid fetuses. Also, the finding of S. bidentata in Peru expands the geographic range of this parasite.
Start page
123
End page
126
Volume
103
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos
Parasitología
Publication version
Version of Record
DOI
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85015239779
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Parasitology
ISSN of the container
0022-3395
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Directorio de Producción Científica
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