TY - JOUR
T1 - The Andean hog-nosed skunk Conepatus chinga Molina, 1782 as a new definitive host for Spirometra erinacei Faust, Campbell & Kellog, 1929
AU - Gómez-Puerta, Luis A.
AU - Ticona, Daniel S.
AU - López-Urbina, María T.
AU - González, Armando E.
PY - 2009/3/23
Y1 - 2009/3/23
N2 - This report describes the finding of Spirometra erinacei Faust, Campbell & Kellog, 1929 (Cestoda, Diphyllobothridae) infecting the small intestine of two Andean hog-nosed skunks (Conepatus chinga Molina, 1782), collected from the locality "Abra La Raya", at Cusco, Peru. Four cestodes were studied and identified as S. erinacei. This is the first report showing that the Andean hog-nosed skunk is one of the natural hosts for this parasite.
AB - This report describes the finding of Spirometra erinacei Faust, Campbell & Kellog, 1929 (Cestoda, Diphyllobothridae) infecting the small intestine of two Andean hog-nosed skunks (Conepatus chinga Molina, 1782), collected from the locality "Abra La Raya", at Cusco, Peru. Four cestodes were studied and identified as S. erinacei. This is the first report showing that the Andean hog-nosed skunk is one of the natural hosts for this parasite.
KW - Cestode
KW - Conepatus chinga
KW - Peru
KW - Skunk
KW - Spirometra erinacei
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U2 - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.11.030
DO - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.11.030
M3 - Article
C2 - 19254648
AN - SCOPUS:61349140035
SN - 0304-4017
VL - 160
SP - 334
EP - 336
JO - Veterinary Parasitology
JF - Veterinary Parasitology
IS - 3-4
ER -