Hepatic capillariasis in a Cape ground squirrel (Xerus inaurus)

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 276-277

  Erlwanger, K H ^a   De Witt, B A ^a   Fick, L G ^a   Hetem, R S ^a   Meyer, L C R ^a   Mitchell, D ^a   Wilson, W A ^b   Mitchell, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c Diagnostic Medlab   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Calodium hepaticum; Cape ground squirrel; Capillariasis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CALODIUM HEPATICUM; GIANT CELL; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HEPATIC CAPILLARIASIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INFESTATION; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER PARENCHYMA; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SPLEEN; SQUIRREL; WORM EGG; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAPILLARIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CARRIER; ENOPLID INFECTION; FATALITY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; RODENT DISEASE; SCIURIDAE;

RATTUS; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; XERUS;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENOPLIDA INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RODENT DISEASES; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 77952504555     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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