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1 April 2016 Spirorchiid Infection in Olive Ridley Turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) (Testudines: Cheloniidae), from Brazil
H. Jerdy, R. B. Ribeiro, M. A. Silva, R. M. Medina, M. R. Werneck, E. C. Q. Carvalho
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Abstract

The Olive Ridley turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) (Testudines: Cheloniidae), is 1 of the 5 species of sea turtle found along the coast of Brazil. Little is known regarding infection by species of the family Spirorchiidae in the host, as only 1 report exists. This case report describes granulomas in different tissues associated to type 1 and 3 spirorchiid eggs in 5 L. olivacea from the Brazilian coast. The occurrence of the eggs was considered an incidental finding and may have contributed to the debility and death of the hosts. This is the second report of tissue lesions due to spirorchids eggs in this host and the first occurrence in Olive Ridley turtle from the Brazilian coast.

H. Jerdy, R. B. Ribeiro, M. A. Silva, R. M. Medina, M. R. Werneck, and E. C. Q. Carvalho "Spirorchiid Infection in Olive Ridley Turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) (Testudines: Cheloniidae), from Brazil," Journal of Parasitology 102(2), 290-292, (1 April 2016). https://doi.org/10.1645/15-801
Published: 1 April 2016
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