Existence of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Grenada, West Indies

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 162, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 160-162

  Chikweto, A ^a   Bhaiyat, M I ^a   Macpherson, C N L ^a   DeAllie, C ^a   Pinckney, R D ^a   Richards, C ^a   Sharma, R N ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Grenada; Histopathology; Prevalence; Rattus norvegicus; West Indies

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; HYPERTROPHY; LIVER; LUNG ARTERY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; RAT; STAINING; TAENIA TAENIAEFORMIS; THROMBOSIS; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LUNG; MALE; RATS; RODENT DISEASES; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; WEST INDIES;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; TAENIA TAENIAEFORMIS;

EID: 67349200269     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.02.020     Document Type: Article

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