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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

2016; American Society of Parasitologists; Volume: 102; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1645/16-29

1937-2345

Hassan Jerdy, Paula Baldassin, Max Rondon Werneck, Mariah Bianchi, Rosinei Batista Ribeiro, Eulógio Carlos Queiroz de Carvalho,

Helminth infection and control

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.