Capillariasis of the anal sacs of raccoons (Procyon lotor) and a possible association with anal-sac impaction

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 371-373

  Hamir, Amir N ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAL SAC; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARIA; CASE REPORT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; RACCOON; WILD ANIMAL;

ANAL SACS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CAPILLARIA; ENOPLIDA INFECTIONS; MALE; RACCOONS;

EID: 0032175177     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063879801000413     Document Type: Article

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