1. Epidemiologic study of lung parasites (Metastrongylus spp.) in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in southwestern Spain.
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García-González ÁM, Pérez-Martín JE, Gamito-Santos JA, Calero-Bernal R, Alcaide Alonso M, and Frontera Carrión EM
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- Age Factors, Altitude, Animals, Female, Lung Diseases, Parasitic epidemiology, Male, Prevalence, Rain, Risk Factors, Sex Factors, Spain epidemiology, Strongylida Infections epidemiology, Swine, Lung Diseases, Parasitic veterinary, Metastrongyloidea isolation & purification, Strongylida Infections veterinary, Sus scrofa parasitology, Swine Diseases epidemiology
- Abstract
We analyzed 927 wild boars (Sus scrofa) in southwestern Spain during the hunting seasons of 2004/2005 to 2008/2009. Respiratory tracts were examined for lung nematodes (Metastrongylus spp.). The prevalence of Metastrongylus spp. was 41.1%. The most frequently isolated species were Metastrongylus apri (71.4%), Metastrongylus pudendotectus (28.0%), and Metastrongylus salmi (0.6%). Prevalence and infection intensity were greater in young animals (<1 yr old) than in older animals. There were no significant differences in prevalence between sexes. Prevalence and intensity of infection were higher in areas of high altitude and high rainfall.
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- 2013
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