First identification of a patent pentastomid pulmonary (Raillietiella orientalis) infection in a captive Meller's chameleon (Trioceros melleri) in Germany

A female, zoo-housed, adult Meller's giant one-horned chameleon (Trioceros melleri) showed clinical symptoms including halitosis, obstipation, dysecdysis and shed pentastomid eggs with the faeces. After a patent pentastomiasis was diagnosed, the chameleon's condition worsened after repeate...

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Main Authors: Paula Sapion-Miranda, David Ebmer, Edwin Kniha, Julia Walochnik, Saskia Dreyer, Dominik Fischer, Lisa Grund, Anja Taubert, Carlos Hermosilla, Malek J. Hallinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224425000100
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