2017, Cilt 33, Sayı 3, Sayfa(lar) 195-197
First report of Plagiorhynchus spp. in the Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) in Van, Turkey
Özlem Orunç Kılınç1, Bekir Oğuz2, Nalan Özdal2, Serdar Değer2
1Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Özalp Meslek Yüksekokulu, Van, Türkiye
2Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Van, Türkiye
Keywords: Plagiorhynchus spp., mallard duck, Turkey
Abstract
A dead mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) was found in the Ercek district of Van province and was brought into Parasitology Department of Yuzuncu Yıl University. After the necropsy, some acanthocephalans were found in the intestinal wall of the mallard duck. Acanthocephalans were identified as Plagiorhynchus spp. according to their morphological pecularities. It is important because this case is the first report of this infection in a mallard duck in Turkey.
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