Linguatula serrata nymph in a cat
Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research. 2008; 9 (4): 387-389
in English
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| ID: emr-87335
ABSTRACT
Linguatula serrata is a tongue-shaped parasite that infects carnivores or insectivorous reptile as final host and herbivores as intermediate ones. During necropsy of a 1.5-year-old female stray cat, a few white and fine nodules were observed on the diaphragmatic lobes of the lung. In histopathological examination, the nodules contained a turned spinosum parasite with cuticular spines and in parasitological examination of digested suspension, nymph of L. serrata with characteristic features was seen. This is the first confirmed infestation in a cat with nymph of L. serrata in Iran
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Parasites
/
Lung
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Nymph
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Iran. J. Vet. Res.
Year:
2008
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