Clinical presentation and pathology of sarcocystosis in psittaciform birds: 11 Cases

Avian Diseases

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 187-194

  Villar, David ^a   Kramer, Marc ^b   Howard, Lauren ^c   Hammond, Elizabeth ^d   Cray, Carolyn ^a   Latimer, Kenneth ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Avian and Exotic Animal Medical Center   (United States)

^c Houston Zoo Inc   (United States)

^d Lion Country Safari   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Psittacines; Sarcocystis falcatula; Sarcocystosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; LUNG DISEASE; MUSCLE DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PSITTACINE;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; LUNG DISEASES; MUSCULAR DISEASES; PSITTACIFORMES; SARCOCYSTOSIS;

AVES; MELOPSITTACUS; PSITTACIFORMES; SARCOCYSTIS FALCATULA;

EID: 41849119460     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/8104-090207-Case     Document Type: Article

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