MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES ON SOME PARASITES INFECTING HEDGEHOGS (HEMIECHINUS AURITUS) IN EGYPT | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||||
| Article 33, Volume 77, Issue 2, March 1999, Page 941-956 PDF (4.62 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejar.1999.336277 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| MAGDA A. H. EL-REFAII | ||||
| Animal Health Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Centre, Giza, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Morphological studies were carried out on 8 hedgehogs captured from desert areas. They were parasitologically examined. External examination revealed no infection with external parasites. After sacrifaction, microscopical examination of blood and organ smears were refractory to any blood parasite. Examination of the mesentery and intestines revealed different species of parasites. Five hedgehogs were found infected with the acanthocephala Prothenorchis elegans and Moniliformis moniliformis. One animal carried the nematode worm Gongylonema spp. larvae; each one was enclosed in a cyst. Two hedgehogs had an infection with the nematode Rictularia spp. All recovered parasites were thoroughly identified and illustrated, some of them were discussed from the zoonotic point of view. | ||||
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