This paper presents the first report of parasites from the genus Renicola sp. in the kidneys of Magellanic penguins. The histological analysis revealed inflammatory infiltrate (eonsinophils, lymphocytes, and plasmocytes), together with fibroplasia and compression of the adjacent ducts.
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1 December 2016
First Report of Kidney Lesions Due to Renicola sp. (Digenea: Trematoda) in Free-Living Magellanic Penguins ( Spheniscus magellanicus Forster, 1781) Found on the Coast of Brazil
H. Jerdy,
P. Baldassin,
M. R. Werneck,
M. Bianchi,
R. B. Ribeiro,
E. C. Q. Carvalho
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Journal of Parasitology
Vol. 102 • No. 6
December 2016
Vol. 102 • No. 6
December 2016