• DOI:10.2478/s11687-014-0228-5
Corpus ID: 18744755

First finding of Trichinella pseudospiralis in two tawny owls (Strix aluco) from Sweden

@article{Hurnkov2014FirstFO,
  title={First finding of Trichinella pseudospiralis in two tawny owls (Strix aluco) from Sweden},
  author={Z. Hurn{\'i}kov{\'a} and G. Hr{\vc}kov{\'a} and E. {\AA}gren and P. Komorov{\'a} and J. Forsman and B. Chovancov{\'a} and L. Moln{\'a}r and V. Letkov{\'a}},
  journal={Helminthologia},
  year={2014},
  volume={51},
  pages={190-197}
}

Z. Hurníková, G. Hrčková, +5 authors V. Letková

Published 2014

Biology

Helminthologia

SummaryThe worldwide distribution of Trichinella pseudospiralis, the first discovered non-encapsulated Trichinella species infecting both mammals and avian hosts, has been suggested to be attributed to bird migration. At present, the knowledge on the role of carnivorous avian species as a reservoir hosts in Europe is still limited. Thus, the aim of this research was to screen for T. pseudospiralis in raptorial, carrion-feeding, and scavenging birds in Sweden and Slovakia, where the parasite has… CONTINUE READING

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