Anoplocephalid tapeworms in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) inhabiting the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

Anoplocephalid tapeworms in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) inhabiting the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

Cestodes of the family Anoplocephalidae parasitize a wide range of usually herbivorous hosts including e.g. rodents, ungulates, primates, elephants and hyraxes. While in some hosts, the epidemiology of the infection is well studied, information is lacking in others. In this study of mountain gorilla...

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Main Authors: Barbora Červená, Tereza Prokopová, Rita Maria Cameira, Barbora Pafčo, Peter Samaš, Dušan Romportl, Carine Uwamahoro, Jean Bosco Noheri, Adrien Emile Ntwari, Méthode Bahizi, Gaspard Nzayisenga, Julius Nziza, Kirsten Gilardi, Winnie Eckardt, Felix Ndagijimana, Antoine Mudakikwa, Richard Muvunyi, Prosper Uwingeli, Michael Cranfield, Jan Šlapeta, Klára Judita Petrželková, David Modrý
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2024-02-01
Series:Parasitology
Subjects:
Anoplocephala
Anoplocephalidae
Bertiella
Gorilla beringei
mountain gorilla
parasite ecology
parasite epidemiology
Rwanda
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0031182023001178/type/journal_article

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