Ewing M L, Yonzon M E, Page R K, Brown T P, Davidson W R
Department of Avian Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens 30605, USA.
Avian Dis. 1995 Apr-Jun;39(2):441-3.
Infection with the nematode Deletrocephalus dimidiatus was found in the distal small and proximal large intestines of a 30-month-old female rhea that had died after a prolonged illness. Numerous strongyle-like eggs were found on fecal flotation. Possible treatments include fenbendazole (60 ppm in water) and ivermectin (200 mg/kg). Preventive measures such as artificial incubation, segregation of chicks from adults, and placing chicks in uncontaminated environments may help slow or stop the transmission of the parasite.
