TY - JOUR
T1 - Presence of Porocephalus clavatus (Arthropoda: Porocephalidae) in Peruvian Boidae snakes
AU - Gomez-Puerta, Luis A.
AU - Lopez-Urbina, María T.
AU - Gonzalez, Armando E.
PY - 2011/9/27
Y1 - 2011/9/27
N2 - The pentastome species, Porocephalus clavatus, has been found to infect the lungs of two species of snakes in the family Boidae family (Boa constrictor and Epicrates cenchria). The individual of B. constrictor was collected in the Amazonian rainforest of Departamento Loreto, Peru. The E. cenchria was recovered from the pet trade in Lima, Peru's capital city. A total of 22 P. clavatus were collected and examined from these two snakes. This is the first report of P. clavatus in Peru. The morphology of the parasites and the possible importance in public and animal health are discussed. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
AB - The pentastome species, Porocephalus clavatus, has been found to infect the lungs of two species of snakes in the family Boidae family (Boa constrictor and Epicrates cenchria). The individual of B. constrictor was collected in the Amazonian rainforest of Departamento Loreto, Peru. The E. cenchria was recovered from the pet trade in Lima, Peru's capital city. A total of 22 P. clavatus were collected and examined from these two snakes. This is the first report of P. clavatus in Peru. The morphology of the parasites and the possible importance in public and animal health are discussed. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.04.005
DO - 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.04.005
M3 - Article
SN - 0304-4017
SP - 379
EP - 381
JO - Veterinary Parasitology
JF - Veterinary Parasitology
ER -