<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In July 2012 a male Common Buzzard (Bute obuteo) from the Department of Environment of East Azerbaijan was sent to the Parasitology Laboratory at the School of Specialized Sciences of Veterinary Medicine, Science and Research Unit, Tehran Islamic Azad University. Gastrointestinal parasites were isolated and sent to the Iranian National Parasitology Museum in order to specify the diagnosis. It was determined that the bird was infected with the acanthocephalan Centrorhynchu saluconis. This is the first report of Common Buzzard infestation with this parasite in Iran.</p></abstract>

In July 2012 a male Common Buzzard (Bute obuteo) from the Department of Environment of East Azerbaijan was sent to the Parasitology Laboratory at the School of Specialized Sciences of Veterinary Medicine, Science and Research Unit, Tehran Islamic Azad University. Gastrointestinal parasites were isolated and sent to the Iranian National Parasitology Museum in order to specify the diagnosis. It was determined that the bird was infected with the acanthocephalan Centrorhynchu saluconis. This is the first report of Common Buzzard infestation with this parasite in Iran.

First Report on Centrorhynchus Aluconis in Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) in Northwest Iran

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Islamic Azad University of Abhar Branch, Abhar, Iran

Acta Veterinaria

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In July 2012 a male Common Buzzard (Bute obuteo) from the Department of Environment of East Azerbaijan was sent to the Parasitology Laboratory at the School of...

First Report on Centrorhynchus Aluconis in Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) in Northwest Iran

Published Online: Jun 17, 2014

Page range: 276 - 280

Received: Jan 23, 2014

Accepted: Feb 10, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2014-0026

Keywords
Centrorhynchusaluconis, Common Buzzard, Histopathology

© by Shahrokh Shirazi

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

First Report on Centrorhynchus Aluconis in Common Buzzard (Buteo Buteo) in Northwest Iran

Published Online: Jun 17, 2014

Page range: 276 - 280

Received: Jan 23, 2014

Accepted: Feb 10, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2014-0026

KeywordsCentrorhynchusaluconis, Common Buzzard, Histopathology

© by Shahrokh Shirazi

This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Keywords
Centrorhynchusaluconis, Common Buzzard, Histopathology