Amoebic meningoencephalitis caused by Balamuthia mandrillaris in an orang utan

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-100

  Canfield, P J ^a,d   Vogelnest, L ^b   Cunningham, M L ^b   Visvesvara, G S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Taronga Zoo   (Australia)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d Taronga Pathology Registry   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amoebic meningoencephalitis; Balamuthia mandrillaris; Immunofluorescence; Orang utan; Pathology; Pongo pygmaeus

Indexed keywords

AMEBIASIS; AMOEBA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHROPOIDEA; APE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

AMEBIASIS; AMOEBA; ANIMALS; APE DISEASES; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

EID: 0031066036     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1997.tb14165.x     Document Type: Article

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