(ca. 2%); and Trichinella sp. (larvae) (ca. 2%). In addition, undeveloped cestodes of the genus Taenia in 26 animals had lost rostellar hooks and could not be identified. Host-records, prevalence, and biological characteristics of some of the helminths are discussed.

A combined and updated checklist of helminth and protozoan parasites of birds in New Zealand is provided. This checklist, which is divided into two parts, includes a total of 203 parasites (68 nematodes, 40 cestodes, 44 trematodes, 11 acanthocephalans and 40 protozoans) from 116 hosts.

Literature review of reports concerning the parasitic fauna floating cage fishes in Iraq till end 2021 showed that a total 57 parasite species are so far known from three fish investigated for infections throughout country. The included 15 ciliophorans, myxozoans, two trematodes, 28 monogeneans, five cestodes, one nematode, acanthocephalan and crustaceans. common carp Cyprinus carpio was infect...

Species of tapeworms belonging to the family Taenidae are among the most important helminth parasites of man and domestic animals. Taeniasis and cysticercosis are serious problems of public health and economy in developing countries. The ultimate control of these diseases depends on the development of effective prophylactic vaccines. Although vaccines against bacterial and viral infections are ...

background : rooks are distributed all over iran and no information is available in the literature on their parasitic infec­tions. methods : one hundred twenty five rooks were examined at post-mortem for parasitic infections. results : two species of cestodes, 5 species of nematodes and 4 species of protozoa were found of which all were new host and distribution record. conclusion : rooks have ...