Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First Report of Kidney Lesions Due to Renicola sp. (Digenea: Trematoda) in Free-Living Magellanic Penguins ( Spheniscus magellanicus Forster, 1781) Found on the Coast of Brazil.
- Journal:
- The Journal of parasitology
- Year:
- 2016
- Authors:
- Jerdy, H et al.
- Affiliation:
- Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro-UENF · Brazil
Abstract
This paper presents the first report of parasites from the genus Renicola sp. in the kidneys of Magellanic penguins. The histological analysis revealed inflammatory infiltrate (eonsinophils, lymphocytes, and plasmocytes), together with fibroplasia and compression of the adjacent ducts.
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