Journals / Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences / 1998 / Cilt: 22 - Sayı: 1

A Case of Alaria alata in A Dog

Pages
89–92
DOI
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Abstract

One of the 20 necropsied stray dogs in Kars city was found naturally infected with three adults of Alaria alata (Goeze, 1782). This is the first report of A. alata from dogs in Turkey. The parasites were measured 2.34 (2.27-2.40) mm in length and 1.46 (1.43-1.50) mm in width.

Özet

One of the 20 necropsied stray dogs in Kars city was found naturally infected with three adults of Alaria alata (Goeze, 1782). This is the first report of A. alata from dogs in Turkey. The parasites were measured 2.34 (2.27-2.40) mm in length and 1.46 (1.43-1.50) mm in width.

Keywords: Alaria alata, Trematoda, Morphology, Dog, Turkey.