Evaluation of terrestrial gastropods as possible intermediate hosts of Gurltia paralysans in southern Chile
Rev. bras. parasitol. vet; 30 (1), 2021
Abstract Gurltia paralysans is the causal agent of gurltiosis in domestic cats in South America. Although the life cycle of G. paralysans is unknown, it is thought that gastropods could act as intermediate hosts (IHs), as is the case for several nematodes in the Angiostrongylidae family. The aim of this ...
Enfermedades de los Gatos/parasitología, Enfermedades de los Gatos/transmisión, Chile, Gastrópodos/parasitología, Especificidad del Huésped, Estadios del Ciclo de Vida, Metastrongyloidea/fisiología, Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa/veterinaria, Infecciones por Strongylida/transmisión, Infecciones por Strongylida/veterinaria