Visceral and presumptive neural baylisascariasis in an orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 553-557

  Hanley, Christopher S ^a,b,c   Simmons, Heather A ^a,b   Wallace, Roberta S ^a   Clyde, Victoria L ^a  

^a Milwaukee County Zoological Gardens   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Toledo Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Baylisascaris procyonis; Neural larval migrans; Orangutan; Pongo pygmaeus; Visceral larval migrans

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; PONGO PYGMAEUS; SIMIIFORMES;

EID: 33846123943     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/06-036.1     Document Type: Article

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