Open AccessTrichostrongylus retortaeformis (Zeder, 1800) (Nematoda, Trichostrongyloidea) in Lepus europaeus (Pallas, 1778) in southern Brazil
Author(s) -
Laura Maria Farias dos Santos,
Mariana de Moura Mendes,
Plínio Aguiar de Oliveira,
Fernando Caetano de Oliveira,
Nara Amélia da Rosa Farias,
Jerônimo Lopes Ruas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
semina. ciências agrárias
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1679-0359
pISSN - 1676-546X
DOI - 10.5433/1679-0359.2016v37n5p3201
Subject(s) - trichostrongylus , helminths , biology , veterinary medicine , zoology , medicine
The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of helminthes parasitizing hares (Lepus europaeus) in southern Brazil. The intestinal tracts of seven hares were opened and the contents were sieved. Among the seven animals in the study, Trichostrongylus retortaeformis parasitized six (85.7%). This study will be expanded and more animals captured to evaluate the occurrence of other helminthes and to assess whether the high prevalence of T. retortaeformis is accurate, as well as to assess the abundance and intensity of parasites. To our knowledge, this is the first record of T.retortaeformis parasitizing L. europaeus in southern Brazil