First report of an outbreak of the oriental eye-fluke, Philophthalmus gralli (Mathis & Leger 1910), in commercially reared ostriches (Struthio camelus) in Zimbabwe

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 203-206

  Mukaratirwa, S ^a   Hove, Thokozani ^a   Cindzi, Z M ^a   Maononga, D B ^a   Taruvinga, M ^a   Matenga, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Melanoides tuberculata; Oriental eye fluke; Ostrich; Philophthalmus gralli; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

AVES; GASTROPODA; MELANOIDES TUBERCULATA; PHILOPHTHALMUS GRALLI; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TREMATODA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; EYE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; OSTRICH; PARASITOLOGY; SNAIL; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS; ZIMBABWE;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EYE INFECTIONS, PARASITIC; SNAILS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33644822698     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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