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1 January 2012 Dipylidium caninum (Cyclophyllidea, Dipylidiidae) in a Wild Carnivore from Brazil
Fabiano M. Vieira, José L. Luque, Sueli de Souza Lima, Antonio H. A. de Moraes Neto, Luís C. Muniz-Pereira
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Abstract

We report Dipylidium caninum for the first time in a wild carnivore in Brazil, the crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous). Presence of the cestode could be the consequence of anthropogenic expansion into natural habitats of this host, as this parasite has only previously been reported in domestic hosts in Brazil.

Fabiano M. Vieira, José L. Luque, Sueli de Souza Lima, Antonio H. A. de Moraes Neto, and Luís C. Muniz-Pereira "Dipylidium caninum (Cyclophyllidea, Dipylidiidae) in a Wild Carnivore from Brazil," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48(1), 233-234, (1 January 2012). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-48.1.233
Received: 6 July 2011; Accepted: 1 August 2011; Published: 1 January 2012
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