New host and distribution expansion for

The present study reports the first case of infection by Pterygodermatites affinis in Lycalopex gymnocercus, and the first report of this nematode in Argentina. Examining 80 foxes from Buenos Aires province, specimens of this species were recovered from 21.25 % of the small intestines and eggs were found in 7.5 % of the fecal samples.

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New host and distribution expansion for Pterygodermatites (Multipectines) affinis

Article Category: Research Note

Published Online: Mar 10, 2016

Page range: 81 - 86

Received: Jun 11, 2015

Accepted: Oct 16, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0076

Keywords
Argentina, South America, wild mammals, Pampas fox,

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