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Fatal Paratanaisia bragai (Digenea: Eucotylidae) infection in scarlet macaws (Ara macao) in Costa Rica
(Acta Parasitologica, 2015-06-16)
We report on four fatal cases of renal infection due to Paratanaisia bragai in scarlet macaws (Ara macao) from two rescue centres in Costa Rica. At necropsy, birds had severe dehydration and cachexia. Two birds had ...
Parasites of cetaceans stranded on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
(Revista de parasitología veterinaria, 2011-05-12)
Information regarding parasitic fauna of cetaceans from Costa Rica is provided for the first
time. A total of 25 stranded dolphins and whales were examined between 2001 and 2009,
including striped dolphin (Stenella ...
Helminths of hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from the Pacific coast of Costa Rica
(Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, 2015)
Parasitological examination of a stranded hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) from Pacific coast
of Costa Rica revealed the presence of a rich digenean fauna including Carettacola stunkardi (Spi-
rorchiidae), ...
Spirorchiidiosis (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) and lesions associated with parasites in Caribbean green turtles (Chelonia mydas)
(British Veterinary Association, 2015)
Forty-seven nesting green turtles (Chelonia mydas) were examined for parasitic pathogens. Four species
of cardiovascular flukes (Digenea: Spirorchiidae), Learedius learedi, Hapalotrema postorchis, Monticellius
indicum ...