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The nematode Diplotridena henryi (Nematoda : Diplotriaenoidea) as the possible cause of subcutaneous emphysema and respiratory insufficiency in a great tit (Parus major)
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SYSNO ASEP 0164543 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Ostatní články Title The nematode Diplotridena henryi (Nematoda : Diplotriaenoidea) as the possible cause of subcutaneous emphysema and respiratory insufficiency in a great tit (Parus major) Author(s) Literák, I. (CZ)
Baruš, Vlastimil (UBO-W) RID, SAI
Hauptmanová, K. (CZ)
Halouzka, R. (CZ)Source Title Helminthologia. - : Sciendo - ISSN 0440-6605
Roč. 40, č. 1 (2003), s. 23-25Number of pages 3 s. Language eng - English Country SK - Slovakia Keywords Parus major ; Nematoda ; respiratory insufficiency Subject RIV EG - Zoology CEZ AV0Z6093917 - UBO-W Annotation During the postbreeding months in 2001, we were trapping birds in a north-eastern Slovakia. Parasitological and haematological examinations of the birds were performed. In the course of our research, we examined 158 great tits and one of them showed the signs of subcutaneous emphysema on the left side of its body in the region from knee to wing and neck; minor emphysema was observed between cloaca and sternum. When handling the bird, it died without any apparent reason. We noticed that rigor mortis came immediately after the bird had died. The postmortem examination proved the presence of three nematodes Diplotriaena henryi in pectoral cavity. Moreover, histological examination showed pulmonary oedema and a solitary hepatic granuloma. These lesions could have resulted from D. henryi parasitic infection, respiratory insufficiency and trapping stress. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2004
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