Akinboade O A, Dipeolu O O
Int J Zoonoses. 1982 Dec;9(2):87-9.
As part of the studies on the parasites of wild life, forty (40) snakes caught by trapping were examined for blood and gastro-intestinal parasites. Capillaria, Trichomonas intestinalis, Eimeria bitis, Ascaris and oxyurids were the the gastro-intestinal parasites found while Haemoproteus columbae was the only blood parasite found. In this investigation, parasites found in the snakes were identified as the public health importance of the disease examined.
作为野生动物寄生虫研究的一部分，对通过诱捕捕获的40条蛇进行了血液和胃肠道寄生虫检查。毛细线虫、肠滴虫、毕氏艾美耳球虫、蛔虫和尖尾线虫是所发现的胃肠道寄生虫，而鸽血变原虫是唯一发现的血液寄生虫。在这项调查中，将蛇体内发现的寄生虫确定为所检查疾病对公共卫生的重要性。
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