Mortality Associated with Melarsomine Dihydrochloride Administration in Two North American River Otters (Lontra Canadensis) and a Red Panda (Ailurus Fulgens Fulgens)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 242-248

  Neiffer, Donald L ^a,g   Klein, Edwin C ^b   Calle, Paul P ^c   Linn, Michael ^c   Terrell, Scott P ^d   Walker, Rodney L ^e   Todd, Donna ^e   Vice, Carol C ^f,h   Marks, Steven K ^a,i  

^a Pittsburgh Zoo   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^e Jackson Zoological Park   (United States)

^f MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g DISNEY S ANIMAL KINGDOM   (United States)

^h Elmwood Park Zoo ^*

ⁱ Elmwood Park Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Ailurus fulgens fulgens; Dirofilaria; Lontra canadensis; Melarsomine dihydrochloride; Otter; Red panda; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AILURUS FULGENS; ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; DIROFILARIA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; LONTRA; LONTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRINAE; NEMATODA; PANDA;

EID: 0442268858     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/1042-7260(2002)033[0242:MAWMDA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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