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[Frequency of Diphyllobothrium sp. infection in Argentine wild carnivores]
F A Martínez1, J C Troiano, L Gauna Añasco
1Cátedra de Zoología y Recursos Faúnicos, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (U.N.N.E), Sargento Cabral 2805, (3400) Corrientes, Argentina.
Boletin Chileno De Parasitologia
|May 8, 2001
Abstract:
With the aims to determine the infection frequency by tapeworms of Diphyllobothrium genus 30 samples from captive wild carnivores were analyzed. A 30% of the animal analyzed was positive to the infection. Whereas the family Procionidae has a high percentage of positivity (60%), Canidae have lower infection ratio (20-25%). The accuracy for the diagnosis of Diphylobothrium was made by the morphology of scolex, proglottids and eggs. This is the first report of the parasite presence in Argentine wild carnivores.