Post mortem identification of Kalicephalus colubri colubri (Nematoda: Diaphanocephalidae) in a captive Mole snake (Pseudaspis cana) in South Africa

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 54-56

  Junker, K ^a   Lane, E P ^b   Dlamini, B ^b   Kotze, A ^b,c   Boomker, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b CSIR Pretoria   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cachexia; Kalicephalus colubri colubri; Nematoda; Pseudaspis cana; Skin ulceration

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CACHEXIA; EDEMA; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOSIS; HEPATITIS; KALICEPHALUS COLUBRI COLUBRI; LIVER ATROPHY; LIVER HEMOSIDEROSIS; LUNG CONGESTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; SNAKE; SOUTH AFRICA;

DIAPHANOCEPHALIDAE; KALICEPHALUS; NEMATODA; PSEUDASPIS CANA;

EID: 67650501047     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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