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Published on: December 14, 2013
First report of Thelazia callipaeda in wildlife from Spain
Rafael Calero-Bernal1, Domenico Otranto, Juan Enrique Pérez-Martín
1Parasitology Area, Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Extremadura. Avda. Universidad, s/n, 10071, Cáceres, Spain.
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
|April 10, 2013
Abstract:
We describe the first cases of infection by the nematode, Thelazia callipaeda (Spirurida, Thelaziidae) haplotype 1 in two red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Spain and discuss the potential role of red foxes as a reservoir for T. callipaeda.

