A case of Alaria alata in a dog Bir Köpekte Alaria alata Olgusu

Umur Ş.

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, vol.22, no.1, pp.89-92, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1998
  • Journal Name: Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.89-92
  • Keywords: Alaria alata, Dog, Morphology, Trematoda, Turkey
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No

Abstract

One of the 20 necropsied stray dogs in Kars city was found naturally infected with three adults of Alaria alata (Goeze, 1782). This is the first report of A. alata from dogs in Turkey. The parasites were measured 2.34 (2.27-2.40) mm in length and 1.46 (1.43-1.50) mm in width.