Capillaria hepatica (Nematoda) infections in human-habituated mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) of the Parc National de Volcans, Rwanda

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1168-1170

  Graczyk, Thaddeus K ^a,b   Lowenstine, Linda J ^c   Cranfield, Michael R ^a,d,e  

^a Medical Department   (United States)

^b The Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAPILLARIA HEPATICA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GORILLA; INFLAMMATION; LIVER FIBROSIS; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; TRICHURIASIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALIA; CAPILLARIA; CAPILLARIA HEPATICA; GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA; GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; HEPATICA; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA; RODENTIA; VERMES;

EID: 0033451092     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285682     Document Type: Article

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