RAMIREZ, Ginés Fernando    OSORIO, José Henry. IDENTIFICATION OF HELMINTHES IN OPOSSUMS (Didelphys marsupialis) IN THE COLOMBIAN SOUTHWEST REGION. []. , 13, 1, pp.37-44. ISSN 1657-9550.

The present study aims to describe and identify helminthes in possums (D. marsupialis). The study was conducted on the eastern slope of the Western Cordillera on the bamks of Cali River, in the municipality of Santiago de Cali, Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. The parasitological results reveal that opossums found show a high percentage of parasitism by helminthes.

: Didelphidae; marsupials; parasites.

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