Endemic infections of parastrongylus (=Angiostrongylus) costaricensis in two species of nonhuman primates, raccoons, and an opossum from Miami, Florida

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 406-408

  Miller, Christine L ^a   Kinsella, John M ^b   Garner, Michael M ^c   Evans, Sian ^d   Gullett, Patricia A ^e   Schmidt, Robert E ^a  

^a Miami Metrozoo   (United States)

^b Helm West Laboratory   (United States)

^c NORTHWEST ZOOPATH   (United States)

^d DuMond Conservancy for Primates and Tropical Forests Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOST, PEST AND PATHOGEN PROPERTY; MAMMAL; PARASITE INFESTATION; PARASITOLOGY; PRIMATE; VERTEBRATE;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; AOTUS; ARTICLE; COTTON RAT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PARASITISM; PRIMATE; RACCOON; UNITED STATES;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; AOTIDAE; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HYLOBATES; MALE; MONKEY DISEASES; OPOSSUMS; RACCOONS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; MIAMI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; AOTUS (PRIMATE); AOTUS NANCYMAAE; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; SIGMODON; SIGMODON HISPIDUS; SYMPHALANGUS SYNDACTYLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33646487207     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-653R.1     Document Type: Article

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