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Air Sac Nematode ( Serratospiculum tendo) Infection in an Austral Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus cassini) in Argentina.
(Comité editorial Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2019-01)We report a case of air sac nematode (Serratospiculum tendo) infection in an adult male Austral Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus cassini) admitted to a rehabilitation center in Mendoza Province, Argentina, in September 2017. This case of air sac nematodes reported in an Argentine raptor is only the second report of S. tendo in South America. We recommend examination of all raptors, especially those falcon species that include insects in their diet and inhabit open lands and those in rehabilitation centers or kept for falconry, education, or captive breeding. Fecal analysis and ...