Pathological and parasitological characterization of infection by trematodes (Paramphistomatidae) in the large intestine of capybaras

Gross and histological lesions caused by an intestinal parasite were described in three capybaras. The parasites presented a mean length of 14 mm and width of 7 mm, were round to oval or piriform, reddish and pedunculated, and adhered strongly to the mucosa of the large intestine. The intestinal muc...

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Main Authors: Isabela de Oliveira Avelar, Ana Patrícia Carvalho Silva, Chris Gardiner, Renato de Lima Santos, Walter dos Santos Lima, Roselene Ecco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612015000300345&lng=en&tlng=en