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dc.creatorYáñez,Francisco
dc.creatorFernández,Ítalo
dc.creatorCampos V,Víctor
dc.creatorMansilla,Miguel
dc.creatorValenzuela,Ariel
dc.creatorGonzález,Hernán
dc.creatorRodríguez,Cristhian
dc.creatorRivas,Meyling
dc.creatorAlveal,Katherine
dc.creatorOyarzún,Ciro
dc.date2012-06-01
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dc.date.available2019-05-03T13:27:16Z
dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2012000200020
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/87791
dc.descriptionThis report offers a macroscopic and histological description of ulcerative gastric lesions in Humboldt penguins associated with the presence of Contracaecum pelagicum. Parasites of this genus have been isolated from different species of marine mammals and birds, including penguins, demonstrating its capacity to generate ulcerative lesions in the gastrointestinal tracts of many hosts. A bibliographic review revealed no publications on gastric ulceration by nematodes in Humboldt penguins. Studies carried out in Chile concerning gastrointestinal parasitism by nematodes of the Contracaecum genus in S. humboldti only established the parasite's taxonomy. This is the first pathological description of a parasitic ulcerative manifestation in the stomach of S. humboldti in the world. The Humboldt penguin is a vulnerable species. Therefore, this study is relevant as it offers a better understanding of the diseases that affect S. humboldti and facilitates the development of strategies intended to recover the population.
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dc.publisherPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceLatin american journal of aquatic research v.40 n.2 2012
dc.subjectSpheniscus humboldti
dc.subjectHumboldt penguin
dc.subjectulcer
dc.subjectstomach
dc.subjectContracaecum
dc.subjectChile
dc.titleFirst pathological report of parasitic gastric ulceration in Humboldt penguin(Spheniscus humboldti)along the coast of south-central Chile


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