Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
A Case of Coenurosis in a Wild Rabbit () Caused byMetacestode in Qinghai Tibetan Plateau Area, China.
- Journal:
- The Korean journal of parasitology
- Year:
- 2018
- Authors:
- Zhang, Xue-Yong et al.
- Affiliation:
- Qinghai University · China
- Species:
- rabbit
Abstract
Six cystic metacestodes were found in the abdominal muscles of a wild rabbit,, in China. The coenurus contained one or more scolices armed with hooklets. Mitochondrial1 (1,623 bp) confirmed 98% homology with1 of. This is the first report ofinfection in an intermediate host in the Qinghai Tibetan Plateau Area, China.
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