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AN ACANTHOCEPHALAN PARASITE, MEDIORHYNCHUS GALLINARUM , OF THE DOMESTIC FOWL IN PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA
Author(s) -
Talbot N. T.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1971.tb15510.x
Subject(s) - parasite hosting , new guinea , fowl , guinea fowl , biology , zoology , veterinary medicine , ethnology , ecology , medicine , world wide web , computer science , history
Summary An acanthocephalan parasite, Mediorhynchus gallinarum , is a relatively common parasite of village fowls in Papua and New Guinea. The highest incidence (25%) were recorded from the West Irian border areas during a recent survey of approximately 120 birds. The life cycle is unknown and the parasite is not considered to be of major economic significance even in heavy infections.