Meningoencephalitis in two stranded California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) caused by aberrant trematode migration

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 816-819

  Fauquier, Deborah ^a   Gulland, Frances ^a   Haulena, Martin ^a   Dailey, Murray ^a   Rietcheck, Randall L ^b   Lipscomb, Thomas P ^b  

^a THE MARINE MAMMAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

California sea lion; Liver fluke; Meningoencephalitis; Zalophotrema hepaticum; Zalophus californianus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DIGENEA (FLUKES); FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; OTARIIDAE; PANTHERA LEO; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; PINNIPEDIA; TREMATODA; ZALOPHOTREMA HEPATICUM; ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS;

EID: 13644256122     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.4.816     Document Type: Article

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