First report of Spirometra (Eucestoda; Diphyllobothriidae) naturally occurring in a fish host

Spirometra Faust, Campbell et Kellogg, 1929 is a genus of cestodes belonging to the family Diphyllobothriidae. To date, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals are known second intermediate hosts of these parasites; humans can also be infected (the zoonotic disease is known as sparganosis or spirometrosis...

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Main Author:	Vettorazzi, Renzo (author)
Other Authors:	Norbis, Walter (author), Martorelli, Sergio R. (author), García de Souza, Graciela Beatriz (author), Ríos, Néstor (author)
Format:	article
Language:	English
Published:	2023
Subjects:	Parasites Molecular characterisation Austrolebias Spirometra decipiens
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/43182
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