Integrative taxonomy of Metastrongylus spp. in wild boars from Brazil

Abstract Background Wild boars (Sus scrofa) may cause substantial damage to crops and can spread zoonotic parasites to domestic animals, posing a risk to health and animal production. Metastrongylus spp. can negatively affect the wild boar population, increasing piglet mortality. In addition to that...

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Main Authors: Wilson Junior Oliveira, Patricia Parreira Perin, Carmen Andrea Arias Pacheco, Talita Oliveira Mendonça, Andressa de Souza Pollo, Renan Bressianini do Amaral, Natália de Oliveira Zolla, Lívia de Oliveira Andrade, Jonathan Silvestre Gomes, Vitória Maximiana Soares dos Santos, Adrian Felipe de Moraes Ferreira, Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-06047-x