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	journal = {Acta ParasitologicaActa Parasitol.},
	volume = {56},
	year = {2011},
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},
	month = {2011///},
	pages = {438 - 445},
	abstract = {<p>Over 700 specimens of Corynosoma strumosum (Rudolphi, 1802) L\&uuml;he, 1904 were collected from one young male Caspian seal, Pusa caspica (Gmelin) in the southern land-locked Caspian Sea in April, 2009. Collected worms showed consistent variations from those reported by other observers using light microscopy especially in proboscis hook and trunk spine patterns. SEM images revealed many features that have not been previously reported including the shape and distribution of trunk spines, dorsoventral differences in proboscis hooks and their organization, the baldness of anterior proboscis, the rough egg topography, epidermal micropores, and variations in the female gonopore. This isolated population of C. strumosum from the land-locked Caspian Sea is distinguished from others reported from open waters elsewhere by the distribution of trunk spines, consistently smaller size of trunk and testes, larger eggs, and fewer proboscis hooks. Histopathological sections reveal the invasive path of worms in host tissue with damage to intestinal villi and worm encapsulation. Information obtained from SEM studies and histopathological sections is reported for the first time. \&copy; Versita Warsaw and Springer-Verlag Wien.</p>
},
	keywords = {Acanthocephala, Caspian Sea, Caspian seal (Pusa caspica), Corynosoma strumosum, histopathology, isolated population, morphology, SEM},
	isbn = {12302821 (ISSN)},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-83055163394\&partnerID=40\&md5=5446767e9b05c873094bf5496227135a},
	author = {Amin, O.M. and Heckmann, R.A. and Halajian, A. and El-Naggar, A.M.}
}
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},
	month = {2011///},
	pages = {38 - 44},
	abstract = {Background: Corvidae is a cosmopolitan family of oscine birds including crows, rooks, magpies, jays, chough, and ravens. These birds are migratory species, especially in the shortage of foods, so they can act like vectors for a wide range of microorganisms. They live generally in temperate climates and in a very close contact with human residential areas as well as poultry farms. There is no available information in the literature concerning the parasitic infections of these three species of corvidae in Mazandaran Province, northern Iran, so this study was conducted to clarify this. Methods: As there are three species of corvid birds in Mazandaran Province, 106 birds including 79 magpies, 11 rooks, and 16 carrion crows were examined between winter 2007 and spring 2008 at post mortem for gastrointestinal helminths. The helminths were drawn and identified morphologically in theLaboratory of Parasitology, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran and also partly in the School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, based on the reference books and identification keys like Soulsby, Khalil et al. and Anderson et al. Results: Four species of nematodes, 2 species of cestodes, 1 species of trematodes and 1 species of acanthocephalans were identified in these three corvid species. Conclusion: Five species of the helminths are identified for the first time in Iran, and the acanthocephalanspecies is new host record for rooks. It is clear that these corvid birds have diverse range of helminths and can act as carriers for infecting the domestic fowls.},
	keywords = {Acanthocephala, Acanthocephala (worms), article, Aves, bird, Cestoda, cestode, Corvida, Corvidae, Corvus corone, Corvus frugilegus, Crow, fauna, Galliformes, gastrointestinal tract, helminth, Helminths, Iran, Magpie, morphology, Nematoda, nematode, nonhuman, Parasitology, Passeri, Pica pica, poultry, public health, Rook, species identification, Trematoda, trematode, Vermes},
	isbn = {17357020 (ISSN)},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79959454620\&partnerID=40\&md5=1ee52660f7be1839e6191faf36bd7baf},
	author = {Halajian, A. and Eslami, A. and Mobedi, I. and Amin, O. and Mariaux, J. and Mansoori, J. and Tavakol, S.}
}
