Nalan ÖZDAL², Serdar DEĞER², Bekir OĞUZ², Özlem Orunç KILINÇ

First report of Plagiorhynchus spp. in the Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos) in Van, Turkey

Van'ın Erçek bölgesinde ölü olarak bulunan yeşilbaşlı bir ördek Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalına getirildi. Nekropsi incelemesinde ördeğin bağırsağında bulunan 6 adet Acanthocephala'nın morfolojik özelliklerine göre Plagiorhynchus cinsine ait olduğu tespit edildi. Bu olgu Türkiye'de yeşilbaşlı ördeklerde tespit edilen ilk bulgu olması nedeniyle önemlidir.

Yeşilbaşlı Ördekte (Anas platyrhynchos) Plagiorhynchus spp.’nin Türkiye’de (Van) İlk Bildirimi

A dead mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) was found in theErcek district of Van province and was brought into ParasitologyDepartment of Yuzuncu Yıl University. After the necropsy,some acanthocephalans were found in the intestinalwall of the mallard duck. Acanthocephalans were identifiedas Plagiorhynchus spp. according to their morphological pecularities.It is important because this case is the first reportof this infection in a mallard duck in Turkey.

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