First case report of Dioctophyme renale (Goeze, 1782) in a dog in Istanbul, Turkey

Gargili A., Firat I., Toparlak M., Cetinkaya H.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, cilt.26, sa.5, ss.1189-1191, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1189-1191
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Dioctophyma renale, dog, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

A female specimen of Dioctophyma renale was recovered from the abdominal cavity of a stray dog necropsied in Istanbul, Turkey on 8 June, 1999. The nematode was 55.5 cm in lenght, with a diameter of 0.7 (0.6-0.8) cm. This is the first case report of D. renale from Turkey.