A filarial parasite potentially associated with the health burden on domestic chickens in Japan

Abstract Chickens in free-range environments are at risk of exposure to various pathogens, such as filarioids transmitted via hematophagous vectors. However, the study of filarioids in poultry has been largely neglected compared to the extensive studies focused on viruses, bacteria, and protozoa. He...

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Main Authors: Naoki Hayashi, Kumiko Hosokawa, Yu Yamamoto, Sachiko Kodama, Aoi Kurokawa, Ryo Nakao, Nariaki Nonaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55284-2