Sarcocystis neurona-like encephalitis in a Canada lynx (Felis lynx canadensis)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 383-387

  Forest, Thomas W ^a   Abou Madi, Noha ^a   Summers, Brian A ^a   Tornquist, Susan J ^b   Cooper, Barry J ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalitis; Feline; Felis lynx canadensis; Sarcocystis neurona

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CASE REPORT; COCCIDIOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SARCOCYSTIS; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANOREXIA; CARNIVORA; ENCEPHALITIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS;

EID: 0034280805     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0383:SNLEIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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