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Unusual finding of Trichobilharzia sp. in Motacilla alba in the Czech Republic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2024

J. Rudolfová ,
J. Sitko  and
P. Horák
J. Rudolfová*
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Charles University, Viničná 7, 128 44, Prague 2, Czech Republic
J. Sitko
Affiliation:
Komenský Museum, Horní nám. 7, 750 11, Pr$$$erov 2, Czech Republic
P. Horák
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Charles University, Viničná 7, 128 44, Prague 2, Czech Republic
*
*Fax: +420 224919704 E-mail: atacama@centrum.cz
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Abstract

Adult male worms of Trichobilharzia sp. recovered from a pied wagtail (Motacilla alba) in the Czech Republic were found to belong to a new species of the genus. The finding of Trichobilharzia sp. in a passeriform bird in Europe represents an important discovery, as only anseriform birds have thus far been reported as final hosts of the European Trichobilharzia species.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 80 , Issue 1 , March 2006 , pp. 83 - 85
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006

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