BILHARZIELIA POLONICA (KOWALEWSKI, 1895) (TREMATODA, SCHISTOSOMATIDAE)A FIRST RECORD FROM NATURALLY INFECTED DUCK TEAL (ANAS C.CRECCA) IN UPPER EGYPT

Document Type : Research article

Author

Dept. of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University,

Abstract

Bilharziella polonica is reported for the first time from Egypt in the wild duck, Anas C. crecca. The adult worm was redescribed and some morphological differences were detected. The source of infection has not yet been de termined and awaits further investigations.