| first record of contracaecum spp. (nematoda: anisakidae) in fish-eating birds from zimbabwe. | endoparasites of fish-eating birds, phalacrocorax africanus, p. carbo, anhinga melanogaster and ardea cinerea collected from lake chivero near harare, zimbabwe, were investigated. adult contracaecum spp. were found in the gastrointestinal tract (prevalence 100 % in p. africanus, p. carbo and a. melanogaster; 25 % in a. cinerea). parasite intensity was 11-24 (mean 19) in p. africanus, 4-10 (mean 7) in p. carbo, 4-56 (mean 30) in a. melanogaster and 2 (mean 0.5) in a. cinerea. the cormorants fed m ... | 2004 | 15456162 |