A retrospective histopathological survey of capillariasis in raccoons from the eastern United States

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 180-182

  Hamir, Amir N ^a,c   Rupprechtt, Charles E ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RACCOON; TRICHUROIDEA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIA; DATA COLLECTION; ENOPLIDA INFECTIONS; FEMALE; MALE; PENNSYLVANIA; PREVALENCE; RACCOONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOUTH CAROLINA; VIRGINIA;

ANIMALIA; CAPILLARIA; NEMATODA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; TRICHOCEPHALIDA;

EID: 0031894442     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284556     Document Type: Article

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