Hydatid disease is a neglected zoonotic parasitic disease caused by cysts of the tapeworm
Echinococcus granulosus. Canids, especially domestic dogs, are definitive hosts of the …

We investigated the co-occurrence of the nine of the most relevant canine vector-borne
pathogens (CVBP) using conventional and real-time PCR and evaluated risk factors and …

The aim of the present review was to evaluate the state of knowledge of trematodes
(Platyhelminthes: Trematoda) in Chile, covering taxonomy, biology, geographic distribution …

Chile is a large country with a marked range of climate conditions that make it an ideal
scenario for the study of vector-borne parasites (VBPs); however, knowledge about their …

The genus Spirocerca includes nematodes that parasitize the stomach and the oesophagus
of carnivores, chiefly canids. Herein, we provide new data about the morphological …

Southern pudu (Pudu puda) is a threatened endemic deer of the temperate forests of Chile.
In recent years pudu populations rates have decreased mainly due to anthropogenic causes …

The aim of this study was to record Centrorhynchus sp. associated with the exotic species
Aquarana catesbeiana (bullfrog) in southern Brazil and to present a checklist of vertebrate …

Seventeen specimens of carnivores of the families Felidae (Puma concolor and Leopardus
geoffroyi) and Canidae (Lycalopex culpaeus) were collected in different localities of Nahuel …

Mesocestoides is a controversial tapeworm with significant lack of data related to
systematics and life cycles. This helminth has an indirect life cycle with vertebrates, mostly …

Oslerus osleri is a cosmopolitan filaroid nematode that parasitizes the respiratory system of
domestic and wild canids. Natural infection by O. osleri is reported in the Andean fox …