<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Genus <italic>Setaria</italic>, Viborg 1795, comprises 46 species that parasitize in the peritoneal cavity of Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla and Hyracoidea. The majority of these infections pass unnoticed, but occasionally they can induce severe peritonitis or neurological signs in aberrant hosts and, rarely, even in humans. In this paper we describe for the first time the finding of <italic>Setaria tundra</italic> in roe deer in Croatia. We examined 45 roe deer and determined the presence of <italic>Setaria</italic> nematodes in 24.4% of samples, which were subsequently diagnosed as <italic>Setaria tundra</italic> using molecular methods.</p></abstract>

Genus Setaria, Viborg 1795, comprises 46 species that parasitize in the peritoneal cavity of Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla and Hyracoidea. The majority of these infections pass unnoticed, but occasionally they can induce severe peritonitis or neurological signs in aberrant hosts and, rarely, even in humans. In this paper we describe for the first time the finding of Setaria tundra in roe deer in Croatia. We examined 45 roe deer and determined the presence of Setaria nematodes in 24.4% of samples, which were subsequently diagnosed as Setaria tundra using molecular methods.

The first description of <italic>Setaria tundra</italic> (Issaitshikoff &amp; Rajewskaya, 1928) in roe deer from Croatia

University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice

Helminthologia

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The first description of  (Issaitshikoff & Rajewskaya, 1928) in roe deer from Croatia

Genus Setaria, Viborg 1795, comprises 46 species that parasitize in the peritoneal cavity of Artiodactyla, Perissodactyla and Hyracoidea. The majority of these...

The first description of Setaria tundra (Issaitshikoff & Rajewskaya, 1928) in roe deer from Croatia

Published Online: Jul 27, 2019

Page range: 252 - 255

Received: Nov 26, 2018

Accepted: Mar 22, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0015

Keywords
roe deer, vector-borne disease, Croatia

© 2019 J. Čurlík et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The first description of Setaria tundra (Issaitshikoff & Rajewskaya, 1928) in roe deer from Croatia

Published Online: Jul 27, 2019

Page range: 252 - 255

Received: Nov 26, 2018

Accepted: Mar 22, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2019-0015

Keywordsroe deer, vector-borne disease, Croatia

© 2019 J. Čurlík et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
roe deer, vector-borne disease, Croatia