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Helminths of the Opossum, Didelphis virginiana, in Southern Illinois, with a Compilation of All Helminths Reported from This Host in North America
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Twelve species of helminths were recovered from 46 opossums, Didelphis virginiana, in southern Illinois, and the mean intensity was greatest in Didelphodiplostomum variabile and Cruzia americana.Abstract:
Twelve species of helminths were recovered from 46 opossums, Didelphis virginiana, in southern Illinois. These species and prevalence of infection are as follows: Brachylaima virginiana (32.6%), Capillaria didelphis (17.4%), Capillaria longicauda (52.2%), Cruzia americana (78.3%), Didelphodiplostomum variabile (21.7%), Echinostoma trivolvis (4.30%), Longistriata didelphis (63.0%), Mesocestoides latus (15.2%), Oligacan- thorhynchus tortuosa (17.4%), Paragonimus westermani (6.52%), Physaloptera turgida (100%), and Rhopalias macracanthus (15.2%). Of these helminthic infections, the mean intensity was greatest in Didelphodiplostomum variabile (66.9 specimens per infected host) and Cruzia americana (50.0 specimens per infected host). In addition, a report of all the helminths known to infect this host is included.read more
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