First report of Eustrongylides sp. larvae (Nematoda: Dioctophymatidae) in Hoplias malabaricus (Characiformes: Erythrinidae) in Rondônia State, Western Amazon, Brazil

Authors

  • Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Educação e Meio Ambiente, Ariquemes, Rondônia, Brasil
  • Marcos Paulo de Oliveira Laray Departamento de Saúde, Faculdade de Educação e Meio Ambiente, Ariquemes, Rondônia, Brasil
  • Luis Marcelo Aranha Camargo Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas V, Universidade de São Paulo, Monte Negro, Rondônia, Brasil. Departamento de Medicina, Faculdade São Lucas, Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5123/S2176-62232013000300008

Keywords:

Parasitology, Nematoda, Trahiras Fish, Diseases

Abstract

This paper describes the first report of Eustrongylides sp. larvae in Hoplias malabaricus Bloch, 1794 (Characiformes: Erythrinidae) in Rondônia State, Western Amazon, Brazil, and it is more a parasite which can infect humans in that area.

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Published

2020-04-27

How to Cite

Meneguetti, D. U. de O., Laray, M. P. de O., & Camargo, L. M. A. (2020). First report of Eustrongylides sp. larvae (Nematoda: Dioctophymatidae) in Hoplias malabaricus (Characiformes: Erythrinidae) in Rondônia State, Western Amazon, Brazil. an-mazonian ournal of ealth, 4(3), 4. https://doi.org/10.5123/S2176-62232013000300008

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Communications