An outbreak of avian malaria in captive yellowheads/mohua (mohoua ochrocephala)

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 247-251

  Alley, M R ^a   Fairley, R A ^b   Martin, D G ^c   Howe, L ^a   Atkinson, T ^d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Gribbles Veterinary Pathology   (New Zealand)

^c The Veterinary Centre   (New Zealand)

^d Orana Wildlife Park   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Avian malaria; Mohua; Mortality; Plasmodium; Yellow head

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CHLOROQUINE; DOXYCYCLINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BIRD DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; MALE; PLASMODIUM; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTIMALARIALS; BIRD DISEASES; BIRDS; CHLOROQUINE; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DOXYCYCLINE; FEMALE; MALARIA, AVIAN; MALE; PLASMODIUM;

AVES; MOHOUA OCHROCEPHALA;

EID: 54949108610     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2008.36842     Document Type: Article

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