Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First report of hepatic cysticercosis in a rook (Corvus frugilegus) (Passerifomes, Corvidae).
- Journal:
- Annals of parasitology
- Year:
- 2014
- Authors:
- Nourani, Hossein et al.
Abstract
Cysticercosis is an infection with the larval (cysticercus) stage of Taenia spp. that it is seen as cysts in various human and animal tissues. In this study, pathologic findings of hepatic cysticercosis in a rook (Corvus frugilegus) is described. To our knowledge, there is no report on hepatic cysticercosis in rook and this study shows that rooks may play a role as intermediate hosts in the transmission of parasitic infections.
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