F A Fariña, S J Krivokapich, M I Pasqualetti, G Gatti, T Aronowicz, A Betti, F J Laurito, L Lopez, C Bessi, F Montalvo, M M Ribicich
Trichinella spiralis was long considered the sole Trichinella species in Argentina. However, since 2004, various Trichinella species, including the encapsulated Trichinella patagoniensis and Trichinella britovi, as well as the unencapsulated Trichinella pseudospiralis, have been detected in the country. The present study aimed to identify Trichinella ML at the species level from cougars naturally infected from Argentina. To this end, muscle tissue samples from one cougar each from Córdoba, Neuquén, and Santa Cruz Provinces were individually analysed using the artificial digestion technique...
May 18, 2024: Veterinary Parasitology