erez, mahmut sinan university of afyon kocatepe - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of parasitology, TURKEY , bozkurt, mehmet fatih university of afyon kocatepe - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of pathology, TURKEY , yaprakçi, mustafa volkan university of afyon kocatepe - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of surgery, TURKEY , göksu, ahmet university of afyon kocatepe - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of parasitology, turkey , kozan, esma university of afyon kocatepe - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of parasitology, Turkey

A Case of Dispharynx nasuta (Rudolphi, 1819) In a Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)

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Cachexia and dehydration were detected as the clinical sign and sudden death occurred in a long- eared owl which was brought to Veterinary Health Practice and Research Center of Afyon Kocatepe University by officers of National Parks. As a result of necropsy, ingluvitis, proventriculitis, esophagitis and the parasites were detected throughout these organs. Furthermore, mild purulent bronchopneumonia, wide hemorrhages in lungs, severe hyperaemia among all tissues and organs were detected in the long-eared owl. After examination of one parasite which was sent to parasitology laboratory, it was diagnosed as Dispharynx nasuta. This case is the first report of Dispharynx nasuta from an owl in Turkey.

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Dispharynx nasuta , Helminth , Nematode , Owl , Turkey

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