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Capillaria /Ca·pil·la·ria/ (kap″ĭ-lar´e-ah) a genus of parasitic nematodes, including C. hepat´ica, found in the liver of rats and other mammals, including humans; and C. philippinen´sis, found in the human intestine in the Philippines, causing severe diarrhea, malabsorption, and high mortality. Capillaria [kap′ilar′ē·ə] Etymology: L, capillaris, hairlike a genus of nematodes of the family Trichuridae. C. philippinensis is a parasite of the human intestine in the Philippines. See also capillariasis. Capillaria a genus of parasitic nematodes of the subfamily Capillariinae and most commonly parasitic in birds. They cause capillariasis. Those found in birds include C. anatis, C. annulata (C. contorta), C. caudinflata, C. obsignata. Those found in mammals include C. aerophila, C. bilobata, C. bovis, C. brevipes, C. didelphis, C. entomelas, C. erinacea, C. feliscati (in cats), C. hepatica, C. megrelica, C. mucronata, C. philippinensis, C. plica, C. putorii. There are others which occur in small rodents and in fish. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Finally, if hedgehogs can be infected by lungworms of the genus Capillaria, no report of a human infection transmitted by hedgehogs has been published to our knowledge. Capillaria hepatica (Nematoda) infections in human-habituated mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringel) of the Parc National de Volcans, Rwanda. In addition to the pathogens listed by Grant and Olsen and the agents listed in this letter, some other zoonotic agents present (at least in Central Europe) are cowpox (mainly acquired from cats; 4-6) and parapox viruses, lymphocytic choriomeningitis vires, Newcastle disease virus, Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, and Capillaria hepatica (7). |
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