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Abstract
Besnoitia cysts in the heart of a lizard (Lacerta dugesii) from the islands of Madeira are the first record of besnoitiosis in a poikilothermic animal in the Old World. The size of the cysts corresponds to those found in lizard genera (Basiliscus and Ameiva) from Panama which belong to B. darlingi. Up to now nothing is known concerning the life cycle of this species from Madeira but it seems possible that cats function as definitive hosts as well as in the other species.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 6782782 DOI: 10.1007/BF00930497
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Z Parasitenkd ISSN: 0044-3255