Karawita Anjana C, Himsworth Chelsea G, Rajapakse R P V Jayanthe, Bollinger Trent K, de S Gunawardena Panduka
1 Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka.
2 Sri Lanka Wildlife Health Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka.
J Wildl Dis. 2017 Apr;53(2):414-416. doi: 10.7589/2016-07-170. Epub 2017 Jan 4.
Toxocara pteropodis, an intestinal nematode, occurs in several captive and free-ranging pteropid bat species. We report infection in free-ranging Indian flying foxes (Pteropus medius) in Sri Lanka and contribute to our understanding of parasites in free-ranging P. medius .
翼手蛔线虫是一种肠道线虫,存在于多种圈养和野生的翼手目蝙蝠物种中。我们报告了在斯里兰卡野生印度狐蝠(Pteropus medius)中的感染情况,这有助于我们了解野生P. medius中的寄生虫。