The acuariid nematode Dispharynx nasuta was found in a princess parrot, Polytelis alexandrae, at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh (Pennsylnania, USA). This is the first report of D. nasuta from the hoster order Psittaciformes, and was the presumed cause of death in this parrot.
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1 April 1998
Dispharynxiasis in a Captive Princess Parrot
David P. Bolette
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 34 • No. 2
April 1998
Vol. 34 • No. 2
April 1998
case report
Dispharynx nasuta
new host
Polytelis alexandrae
princess parrot
record