The prevalence of Linguatula serrata (Fröhlich, 1789) nymphs in sheep in the Van province
Gül, A.; Değer, S.; Denizhan, V.
Turkiye Parazitolojii Dergisi 33(1): 25-27
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1300-6320 PMID: 19367542 Document Number: 637145
This research was carried out in order to detect the prevalence of Linguatula serrata nymphs in lung and mesenteric lymph nodes of sheep in Van province. For this purpose, mesenteric lymph nodes of 347 sheep and lung lymph nodes of 224 sheep were examined. L. serrata nymphs were found in 18 (5.19%) out of 347 sheep. L. serrata nymphs were not found in the lung lymph nodes of 224 sheep. In infected sheep, a total of 19 L. serrata nymphs were collected and two nymphs of L. serrata were seen in one mesenteric lymph node.