Parasites of free-ranging small canids and felids in the Bolivian Chaco

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-134

  Fiorello, Christine V ^a,e   Robbins, Richard G ^b   Maffei, Leonardo ^c   Wade, Susan E ^d  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Wildlife Conservation Society Capitanía del Alto y Bajo Isoso   (Bolivia)

^d Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^e University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolivian Chaco; Carnivores; Ectoparasites; Endoparasites; Heartworm disease; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA CAJENNENSE; AMBLYOMMA OVALE; AMBLYOMMA PARVUM; AMBLYOMMA TIGRINUM; ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMA TUBAEFORME; ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CANIDAE; CAPILLARIA; CESTODA; CRENOSOMA; CYSTOISOSPORA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DUSICYON THOUS; FELIDAE; HERPAILURUS YAGUARONDI; LEOPARDUS PARDALIS; NEMATODA; ONCIFELIS GEOFFROYI; PHYLLOTIS; PROTOZOA; PSEUDALOPEX GYMNOCERCUS; PULEX IRRITANS; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); SPIROMETRA; SPIRURIDA; TAENIIDAE; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CATI; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; UNCINARIA;

EID: 33745588525     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/05-075.1     Document Type: Article

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