[Parasites observed in a zebra in Izmir]. / Izmir'de bir zebrada görülen parazitler.

This work consists of a case report on a zebra presented to our institute for the determination of the cause of death. The animal was subjected to necropsy before it was presented to our institute. During examination, ascarids in the intestines and myasis agents in the stomach were observed. The parasites seen in the stomach and the intestines were identified according to the identification key and afterwards counted. In this work, the ascarids were identified as Parascaris equorum, myasis agents in the stomach were determined to be the third stage larvae of Gasterophilus intestinalis. In the intestines, 344 P. equorum were counted, while in the stomach there were 20 third stage larvae of G. intestinalis. As a result, it is concluded that these parasites should not be overlooked in zebras that start vomiting without any prior symptoms, aspirate the stomach contents and show signs of colic.

[Helminth parasites of white bream (Blicca bjoerkna L. 1758) from Kocadere stream, Bursa]. / Kocadere Deresi (Bursa)'ndeki Tahta Baliklari (Blicca bjoerkna L. 1758)'nin Helmint Parazitleri.

Aim of this study was to investigate the helminths and their monthly prevalence in 120 Blicca bjoerkna (white bream) in the Kocadere stream (Bursa province) from February 2005 to January 2006. As a result, 98.3% of B. bjoerkna were found to be infected with one or more helminth species and a total of 5 different helminth species were identified. The distribution of these parasites in B. bjoerkna and the average prevalence (annually) were as follows: Dactylogyrus sphyrna (24.2%), D. distinguendus (30.8%), Diplostomum spathaceum metacerceria (95.8%), Caryophyllaeus laticeps (2.5%) and Eustrongylides sp. larvae (8.3%).