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Schistosome infection in the kelp gull, Larus dominicanus, from Port Elizabeth, Republic of South Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

C. C. Appleton  and
R. M. Randall
C. C. Appleton
Affiliation:
Research Institute for Diseases in a Tropical Environment, South African Medical Research Council, P.O. Box 17120, Congella 4013, Republic of South Africa
R. M. Randall
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, University of Port Elizabeth, P.O. Box 1600, Port Elizabeth 6000, Republic of South Africa
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Abstract

A schistosome infection, cf Gigantobilharzia sp., is recorded from a South African coastal bird, Larus dominicanus, for the first time. The histological response to the presence of the worms and their eggs was considered to be unusually mild. These eggs were all immature and were found only in the mucosa of the gut wall. This raises questions about the oviposition behaviour of the female worm.

Keywords

GigantobilharziaLarus dominicanusSouth Africa
Type
Research Note
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 60 , Issue 2 , June 1986 , pp. 143 - 146
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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