Suspected cerebrospinal parasitism with subsequent disseminated phycomycosis and bacterial infection in an alpaca (Lama pacos)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 402-408

  Constable, Peter D ^a   Swayne, David E ^a   Rush Moore, Bonnie ^a   Sagartz, John E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpaca; Cerebrospinal parasitism; Fungal encephalitis; Lama pacos; Phycomycosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041426197     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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