Aprocta cylindrica (Nematoda) infection in a European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) in Britain

J Wildl Dis. 2014 Oct;50(4):986-9. doi: 10.7589/2014-02-035. Epub 2014 Aug 14.

Abstract

A European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) found dead in England had marked blepharitis and periocular alopecia associated with Aprocta cylindrica (Nematoda: Aproctidae) and concurrent mixed fungal infections. Aprocta cylindrica should be considered a differential diagnosis in periocular abnormalities of robins and other insectivorous, migratory passerines in Western Europe.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bird Diseases / epidemiology
  • Bird Diseases / parasitology*
  • Dermatitis / parasitology
  • Dermatitis / pathology
  • Dermatitis / veterinary
  • Nematoda / classification*
  • Nematode Infections / epidemiology
  • Nematode Infections / parasitology
  • Nematode Infections / veterinary*
  • Passeriformes*
  • United Kingdom / epidemiology