First occurrence of Mesocestoides sp. in a bird, the red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa, in Spain

J Millán; C Gortazar; J C Casanova

doi:10.1007/s00436-002-0822-1

First occurrence of Mesocestoides sp. in a bird, the red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa, in Spain

Parasitol Res. 2003 May;90(1):80-1. doi: 10.1007/s00436-002-0822-1. Epub 2003 Feb 11.

Authors

J Millán¹, C Gortazar, J C Casanova

Affiliation

¹ Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC, CSIC-UCLM), P.O. Box 535, 13080, Ciudad Real, Spain. javier.millan@uclm.es

PMID: 12743808
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-002-0822-1

Abstract

Larvae of Mesocestoides sp. were found in the celomic cavity of one red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa) from Azuara (Aragón, north-eastern Spain). This is the first report of this larval cestode occurring in birds from Spain. None of the other 36 partridges from this area nor 150 partridges from other Spanish localities were affected. The red-legged partridge does not seem to be an important link in the Mesocestoides sp. life-cycle.

MeSH terms

Animals
Birds / parasitology*
Dogs
Female
Foxes
Mesocestoides / isolation & purification*
Mice
Rats
Spain