Acariasis in captive fat-tailed jirds (Pachyuromys duprasi)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 217-219

  Felt, Stephen A ^a,b  

^a US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acariasis; Alopecia; Fat tailed jird; Pachyuromys duprasi; Pruritus; Pyroglyphis morganii

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; IVERMECTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GERBIL; INFESTATION; PARASITOLOGY; RODENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; GERBILLINAE; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MITE INFESTATIONS; RODENT DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; MERIONES; PACHYUROMYS DUPRASI;

EID: 65249135477     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2008-0138.1     Document Type: Article

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