[Note about the biology of Cuterebra apicalis (Guérin, 1829/38) (Diptera-Cuterebridae) (author's transl)]

Rev Bras Pesqui Med Biol. 1978 Dec;11(6):329-31.
[Article in Portuguese]

Abstract

This note reports the parasitism by Cuterebra apicalis Guérin (1829/1838) on the rodents Oryzomys eliurus and Calomys callosus collected in the north of Formosa county, Goiás state. The infested animals were kept in the laboratory to allow observations on the development of the parasite.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Chagas Disease / transmission
  • Diptera* / growth & development
  • Disease Reservoirs*
  • Insect Vectors
  • Rodentia / parasitology*