Epidemiological aspects of the first outbreak of Baylisascaris procyonis larva migrans in rabbits in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 453-457

  Sato, Hiroshi ^a   Kamiya, Haruo ^a   Furuoka, Hidefumi ^b  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Baylisascaris procyonis; Larva migrans; Rabbit; Raccoon; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

ANTINEMATODAL AGENT; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PARBENDAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASCARIDOIDEA; EPIDEMIC; FECES; FEMALE; INTESTINE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; LARVA MIGRANS; MALE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RABBIT; RACCOON;

ANIMALS; ANTINEMATODAL AGENTS; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; ASCARIDOIDEA; BENZIMIDAZOLES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; FEMALE; INTESTINES; JAPAN; LARVA MIGRANS; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RABBITS; RACCOONS;

EID: 0141789833     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.65.453     Document Type: Article

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