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Natural infection of the gerbil Meriones lybicus with the metacestode of Taenia endothoracicus in Arak, central Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

G.R. Mowlavi ,
E.B. Kia  and
I. Mobedi
G.R. Mowlavi*
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 6446-14155, Tehran, Iran
E.B. Kia
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 6446-14155, Tehran, Iran
I. Mobedi
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health and Institute of Public Health Research, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, PO Box 6446-14155, Tehran, Iran
*
*Fax: (0098 21) 6462267 Email: molavig@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Polycephalic larvae of Taenia endothoracicus were found from naturally infected gerbils Meriones lybicus in a rural area of Arak, central Iran. A large cyst containing 19 protoscolices was located in the peritoneum, attached to the large omentum. The characteristics of the protoscolices and rostellar hooks confirmed the identification of these larvae as T. endothoracicus.

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Review Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 78 , Issue 3 , September 2004 , pp. 275 - 276
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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