Finding a pulmonary nemathelminth in "Venado de Campo" (Ozotoceros bezoarticus, Linnaeus 1759) in Uruguay

Authors

  • E. Castro Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Veterinaria. Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • J. Sampaio Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Veterinaria. Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • E. Escandell Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Veterinaria. Montevideo, Uruguay.

Keywords:

Lung verminosis, Muellerius, Pampas deer, Ozotoceros bezoarticus

Abstract

Within the framework of a study of the parasitological fauna in the "Pampas deer" (Ozotoceros bezoarticus, Linnaeus 1759), the discovery of a pulmonary helminth of the family Metastrongylidae (Leiper, 1908) genus Muellerius (Müller, 1898; Cameron, 1927) is reported for the first time in Uruguay.

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Published

1997-06-01

How to Cite

Castro, E., Sampaio, J., & Escandell, E. (1997). Finding a pulmonary nemathelminth in "Venado de Campo" (Ozotoceros bezoarticus, Linnaeus 1759) in Uruguay. Veterinaria (Montevideo), 33(134), 16–17. Retrieved from https://revistasmvu.com.uy/index.php/smvu/article/view/546

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 134 (1997): April - June

Section

Case Reports