Journal of Veterinary Parasitology
SCOPUS
  • Year: 2009
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue: 2

Stephanurosis in a wild boar

  • Author:
  • Abdul Gafoor, Reghu Ravindran, Bidu Lakshmanan, E.K. Easwaran, Subramanian , K. Devada
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 205 to 206

Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookot, Lakkidi, Wayanad-673 576, India.

*Forest Veterinary Surgeon, Kerala

Abstract

Occurrence of kidney worm, Stephanurus dentatus was recorded in a 4 month-old wild boar from kidney, liver and stomach for the first time from Kerala. Other nematodes identified like Metastrongylus elongatus (bronchi) and Physocephalus sexalatus (stomach) in the same animal are also reported.

Keywords

Stephanurus dentatus, Metastrongylus elongatus, Physocephalus sexalatus, Wild boar