Biodiversity of filariae (Nematoda: Filariata), parasites of birds in Uzbekistan

Authors: KALANDAR SAPAROV, FIRUZA AKRAMOVA, DJALALIDDIN AZIMOV, VLADIMIR GOLOVANOV, ABDURAKHIM KUCHBOEV

Abstract: In Uzbekistan, 53 species in 4 families of nematodes of the suborder Filariata Skrjabin, 1915 (Aproctidae [9], Splendidofilariidae [12], Diplotriaenidae [20], Oswaldofilariidae [12]) were found to infect 14 orders of birds. Passeriformes harbored 23, the greatest number of species. The rate of infection was significantly lower in birds confined to aquatic environments.

Keywords: Nematoda, Filariata, birds, aquatic, terrestrial

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