Author/Authors :
Eslami, A university of tehran - Dept of Parasitology, تهران, ايران , Meshgi, B university of tehran - Dept of Parasitology, تهران, ايران , Rahbari, S university of tehran - Dept of Parasitology, تهران, ايران , Ghaemi, P Peygiran Meat Production Complex - Practitionate Veterinary, ايران , Aghaebrahimi-Samani, R university of tehran - Dept of Parasitology, تهران, ايران
Abstract :
Background: Rooks are distributed all over Iran and no information is available in the literature on their parasitic infections. Methods: One hundred twenty five rooks were examined at post-mortem for parasitic infections. Results: Two species of cestodes, 5 species of nematodes and 4 species of protozoa were found of which all were new host and distribution record. Conclusion: Rooks have several parasites of which some are common with other domestic birds and some have zoonotic importance.
