| the occurrence and pathogenicity of serratospiculum tendo (nematoda: diplotriaenoidea) in birds of prey from southern italy. | the air sacs of free-ranging birds of prey (n= 652) from southern italy, including 11 species of accipitriformes and six of falconiforms, were examined for infections with serratospiculum tendo (nematoda: diplotriaenoidea). of the 17 species of birds examined, 25 of 31 (80.6%) peregrine falcons (falco peregrinus) from calabria region and a single northern goshawk (accipiter gentilis) from campania region were infected with s. tendo, suggesting a strong host specificity for the peregrine falcon. ... | 2016 | 25772632 |