IDENTIFICATION AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF GIANT LIVER FLUKE (FASCIOLOIDES MAGNA) INFECTION AND GONGYLONEMA PULCHRUM (RHABDITIDA: GONGYLONEMATIDAE) IN EUROPEAN FALLOW DEER (DAMA DAMA) IN ROMANIA
Author: Popovici Dan-Cornel, Robu Mihai, Marin Ana-Maria, Moraru Maria Monica Florina, Morariu Sorin, Imre Mirela, Mederle Narcisa
Company/Institution: University of Life Sciences ”King Mihai I” from Timisoara
Country: ROMANIA
e-mail: anamaria.marin@usvt.ro
The project research investigated 140 Dama dama samples from Romania, highlighting the presence of Fascioloides magna (2.86%) and Gongylonema pulchrum (17.86%), confirmed molecularly through sequencing. This is the first report of these parasites in fallow deer in Romania, emphasizing the need for further research and the implementation of parasitological management measures.
