Histopathological changes in the kidneys of vertebrate hosts infected naturally and experimentally with Paratanaisia bragai (Trematoda, Digenea).
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
; 24(2): 241-6, 2015.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26154968
ABSTRACT
Paratanaisia bragai is a trematode parasite that reaches sexual maturity in the kidney collecting ducts of domesticated and wild fowl and whose intermediate hosts are the snails Subulina octona and Leptinaria unilamellata. There are some discrepancies in descriptions of the pathology of this parasite in bird kidneys. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the kidneys of rock pigeons (Columba livia) naturally infected and of chickens (Gallus gallus) experimentally infected with Paratanaisia bragai, by means of macroscopic observation and by light and scanning electron microscopy. Both bird species showed significantly dilated collecting ducts. In addition, lymphocyte infiltration was observed in the kidneys of C. livia and metaplasia in the epithelial lining of the kidney collecting ducts of G. gallus.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Columbidae
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Trematoda
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Trematode Infections
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Bird Diseases
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Chickens
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Kidney
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
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PARASITOLOGIA
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil