%0 Journal Article
%T Presence of Gasterophilus (Leach, 1817) (D¨ªptera: Oestridae) in horses in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil
%A RODRIGUES FELIX
%A SAMUEL
%A SILVA
%A CARLOS EUGENIO
%A SCHMIDTT
%A EDUARDO
%A QUINTANA NIZOLI
%A LEANDRO
%A MENDES GOTZE
%A MARCELO
%A SILVA DA SILVA
%A SERGIO
%J Parasitolog¨ªa latinoamericana
%D 2007
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4067/S0717-77122007000200004
%X with the purpose of verify the presence of larvae from the genus gasterophilus in the rio grande do sul state, a study was undertaken using 395 horses taken to slaughter in the city of pelotas. the material analysis revealed that 126 animals (31,90%) presented infection, with 100 animals (25, infected by gasterophilus nasalis, and 47 animals (11,90%) infected by g intestinalis. these results also represent the first report of the definite establishment of g intestinalis as a horse parasite in brazil. the probable implications of g. intestinalis occurrence in brazil are discussed.
%K gasterophilus
%K g nasalis
%K g intestinalis.
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