Implications of raccoon latrines in the epizootiology of Baylisascariasis

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 474-480

  Page, L Kristen ^a,c   Swihart, Robert K ^a   Kazacos, Kevin R ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascarid; Baylisascaris procyonis; Granivore; Nematode parasite; Procyon lotor; Raccoon latrine

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; CAROLINENSIS; CRICETINAE; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; SCIURUS NIGER; SITTA CAROLINENSIS; SITTIDAE; TAMIAS STRIATUS; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS; UNDETERMINED SCIURIDAE 'CHIPMUNKS'; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PEROMYSCUS; RACCOON; RODENT DISEASE; SCIURIDAE;

ANIMALS; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; FECES; PEROMYSCUS; RACCOONS; RODENT DISEASES; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 0033162947     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-35.3.474     Document Type: Article

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