Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782): localizaçäo ectópica e alta intensidade parasitária em Canis familiaris do Pará - Brasil / Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782): ectopic localization and high intensity of infection in Canis familiaris from the State of Pará - Brazil

ABSTRACT

The authors report the ocurrence of 26 specimens of Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782) localized in the stomach (six females), in the abdominal cavity (11 males and eight females) and in the urinary bladder (one male) of one female dog (Canis familiaris). This is the first reference of gastric localization of this parasite and another record of a high intensity infection by this worn