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Three male specimens of the eyeworm, Oxyspirura chabaudi, were found during the post mortem examination of one individual of Turdus merula L. (Passeriformes). This is the first record of Turdus merula as a host for O. chabaudi.
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Okulewicz, A., Okulewicz, J., Hildebrand, J. et al. New data on straggled eyeworm Oxyspirura chabaudi (Baruš, 1965) (Nematoda, Thelaziidae) in Europe. Acta Parasit. 52, 292–294 (2007). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11686-007-0039-7
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