Microfilaria in Arborophila charitoni (chestnut breasted tree partridge)

Rajapaksa, N.; Garnham, P.C.

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 67(1): 4

1973


ISSN/ISBN: 0035-9203
PMID: 4777430
Document Number: 60313
Unsheathed microfilariae approximately 250-280 mu long with tapering posterior end and well-marked transverse cuticular striations were found in the blood of an Arborophila charltoni. This is apparently the first report of filarial worms in this bird.

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