Dioctophyme renale in Vulpes vulpes from the Caspian Sea littoral of Iran

• Main Authors: Elham Hajialilo (Author), Iraj Mobedi (Author), Jafar Masoud (Author), Hamid Hasanpour (Author), Gholamreza Mowlavi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2015-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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During a long term of road survey for detection of the zoonotic helminthes in carnivores, a male Vulpes vulpes was naturally found infected by Dioctophyme renale in Caspian Sea littoral in Iran. Since the parasite transmission usually occurs through consumption of fish and other accidental food item...