Diagnosis and treatment of lungworm (Filariopsis arator; metastrongyloidea: filaroididae) infection in white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-200

  Lee, Grace Y ^a   Boyce, Walter M ^a   Orr, Kathy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Phoenix Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Albendazole; Capuchin; Cebus; Filariopsis; Filaroididae; Parasites

Indexed keywords

EID: 18744378643     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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