First case report of Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782) in a dog in İstanbul, Turkey

A female specimen of Dioctophyma renale was recovered from the abdominal cavity of a stray dog necropsied in Istanbul, Turkey on 8 June, 1999. The nematode was 55.5 cm in lenght, with a diameter of 0.7 (0.6-0.8) cm. This is the first case report of D. renale from Turkey.

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Veröffentlicht in:Turkish journal of veterinary & animal sciences 2002, Vol.26 (5), p.1189-1191
Hauptverfasser: ÇETİNKAYA, Handan, GARGILI, Ayşen, FIRAT, İbrahim, TOPARLAK, Müfit
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Zusammenfassung:A female specimen of Dioctophyma renale was recovered from the abdominal cavity of a stray dog necropsied in Istanbul, Turkey on 8 June, 1999. The nematode was 55.5 cm in lenght, with a diameter of 0.7 (0.6-0.8) cm. This is the first case report of D. renale from Turkey.
ISSN:1300-0128