Broncho-pulmonary helminths of chamois

The bronchopulmonary helminths of 66 chamois (49 males and 17 females), captured in various parts of the Cantabrian mountain range (N. W. Spain) in the autumn of 1983, and in the summer and the autumn of 1984, were studied. The animals were adult and aged between 2 and 16 years. The lungs, trachea and faeces from the last section of the intestine were taken from each animal individually. The trachea and pulmonary larval nodules were dissected. First stage larvae (L-I) were obtained from finely cut up pulmonary tissue and from faeces by migration. The number of larvae I per gram varied between 0.08 and 2,662 (