Ribeiroia

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Ribeiroia

a genus of alimentary tract flukes (digenetic trematodes) in the family Cathaemasiidae; found in fowl, domestic ducks and geese in which they cause proventricular inflammation and ulceration.

Ribeiroia ondatrae

found in fish-eating birds, chicken and geese.

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No references found			Infestation with Ribeiroia is associated with limb abnormalities in some amphibian species (Johnson et al. Proximity to pollution sources and risk of amphibian limb malformation by Rabinowitz, Peter M. / Environmental Health Perspectives Johnson discovered that bodies of water with higher frequencies of abnormal frogs also teem with a trematode--or wormlike parasite (organism that lives on or inside another organism)--called Ribeiroia ondatrae. Croak: what's killing these frogs? (Life/Earth science: water ... by Chiang, Mona / Science World Schotthoefer (UIUC, Urbana) reported that infection with the larval trematode Ribeiroia ondatrae could be responsible for limb malfomations in tadpoles and could explain the observed increase in the frequency of these malformations within natural frog populations. Fifth annual Conference on New and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases. ... by Docampo, Roberto / Emerging Infectious Diseases			rhytid- rhytidectomy rhytidoplasty rhytidosis RI RIA RIASEC rib rib cage rib dysfunction rib fracture rib raising rib shaking rib vibration Rib within a Rib Appearance rib-tip syndrome ribavirin ribbed melilot ribbed-up Ribbon ribbon gum ribbon malleable retractor Ribbon Rib ribbons ribbonwood Ribeiroia ribo- riboflavin riboflavin deficiency riboflavin kinase riboflavine ribonuclear protein ribonuclease ribonucleic acid ribonucleoprotein ribonucleoprotein particles ribonucleoside ribonucleotide ribose ribose 5-phosphate isomerase ribosomal RNA ribosome ribosome-inactivating protein ribostamycin ribosuria ribosyl ribovirus ribozyme RICE Rice Body rice diet			ribbony ribbony Ribborn worm RIBBS RIBC RIBCA Ribcage Ribcage Ribcage ribcages ribcages RIBCC RIBCO Ribe Ribe RIBEC Ribeirao Preto Ribeirao Preto Ribeirao Prêto Ribeirão Preto Ribeirão Preto Ribeirão Prêto Ribeirão Prêto Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil Ribeiro, Aquilino Ribeiro, Bernardim Ribeiro, Darcy Ribeiro, João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Militao Ribeiro, Militão Ribeiroia Ribeiroia ondatrae RIBEM Riben Riben Ribenhai Rìbenhai Ribera Ribera Ribera, Jose Ribera, José Ribera, José de Ribera, Jusepe Ribes Ribes Ribes Ribes grossularia Ribes nigrum Ribes nigrum Ribes rubrum Ribes rubrum Ribes sanguineum Ribes sativum Ribes uva-crispa Ribes uva-crispa Ribes' ganglion Ribes' ganglion Ribes' ganglion Ribeye Area RIBF RIBG

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