First finding of libyostrongylosis in farm-reared ostriches (Struthio camelus) in Croatia: Unusual histopathological finding in the brain of two ostriches, naturally infected with Libyostrongylus douglasi

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 118-124

  Tišljar, Marina ^a   Beck, R ^b   Cooper, R G ^c   Marinculic A ^b   Tudja, M ^d   Lukač Novak, Irena ^a   Grabarević, Ž ^b   Herak Perković, Vlasta ^e   Šimpraga, Borka ^a  

^a CROATIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d PLIVA CROATIA LTD   (Croatia)

^e VETERINA Ltd   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Brain; Libyostrongylosis; Libyostrongylus douglasi; Nematode; Ostrich; PCR; Proventriculus; SEM

Indexed keywords

DNA; FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CROATIA; CYTODIAGNOSIS; FARM ANIMAL; HEALTH STATUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFESTATION; LIBYOSTRONGYLOSIS; LIBYOSTRONGYLUS DOUGLASSII; NEWCASTLE DISEASE PARAMYXOVIRUS; NONHUMAN; OSTRICH; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUS EXAMINATION; WORM;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; CROATIA; FECES; FEMALE; INTESTINES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARASITE EGG COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROVENTRICULUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDEA; TRICHOSTRONGYLOIDIASIS;

LIBYOSTRONGYLUS; NEWCASTLE DISEASE VIRUS; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 34248644315     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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