| new intermediate host records for the avian schistosomes dendritobilharzia pulverulenta, gigantobilharzia huronensis and trichobilharzia querquedulae from north america. | abstract here, we provide the first north american report of a naturally infected snail, gyraulus parvus, harboring the larval stages of the cosmopolitan, arterial schistosome, dendritobilharzia pulverulenta. the relatively small cercariae of this species are shed in the early morning, are sticky, and adhere to the water's surface film. we also provide a report of the snail host, physa gyrina, of the widespread north american passerine schistosome, gigantobilharzia huronensis. finally, we provid ... | 2011 | 21506803 |
| pathophysiological responses to a schistosome infection in a wild population of mourning doves (zenaida macroura). | the blood trematode gigantobilharzia huronensis typically infects passerine birds and has not been reported in other orders of wild birds. however, in the summer of 2011 in tempe, arizona, usa, mourning doves (zenaida macroura; order: columbiformes) were collected with infections of g. huronensis. this is the first report of a natural schistosome infection found in wild populations of doves. we sought to determine if g. huronensis infections alter the general body condition and physiology of dov ... | 2015 | 26265584 |