Evaluation of Cruzia americana, Turgida turgida, and Didelphostrongylus hayesi infection in the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) and risk factors along the California coast

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1166-1168

  Nichelason, Amy E ^a   Rejmanek, Dan ^a   Dabritz, Haydee A ^b   Melli, Ann C ^a   Miller, Melissa ^c   Conrad, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EGG; FECES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; MARSUPIAL; NEMATODE; PARASITIC DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CRUZIA AMERICANA; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; DIDELPHOSTRONGYLUS HAYESI; EGG; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INTESTINE PARASITE; LARVA; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; RISK FACTOR; SEASHORE; SEASONAL VARIATION; STOMACH; TURGIDA TURGIDA; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ASCARIDIDA; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; CALIFORNIA; DIDELPHIS; FECES; FEMALE; INTESTINE, LARGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SPIRURIDA; SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS; STOMACH; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CRUZIA AMERICANA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; DIDELPHOSTRONGYLUS HAYESI; NEMATODA;

EID: 54349126137     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1363.1     Document Type: Article

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