Diagnosis of a Dicrocoelium dendriticum infection in New World Camelids: a case report
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Diagnosis of a Dicrocoelium dendriticum infection in New World Camelids: a case report
Dicrocoelium dendriticum plays an important role in New World Camelids as infected animals may suffer from severe clinical symptoms even leading to death of the animals. Intra vitam diagnosis may be difficult as clinical signs are atypical and Dicrocoelium eggs are shed only intermittently in faeces. The aim of this paper is to present four clinical cases of dicrocoeliosis in lamas as well as t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Veterinární Medicína
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0375-8427,1805-9392
DOI: 10.17221/5856-vetmed