Dientamoeba fragilis: Initial evidence of pathogenicity in the western lowland gorilla (gorilla gorilla gorilla)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 350-352

  Lankester, Felix ^a,d   Kiyang, John Anyam ^a   Bailey, Wendi ^b   Unwin, Steve ^c  

^a Limbe Wildlife Centre   (Cameroon)

^b LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c CHESTER ZOO   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Dientamoeba fragilis; Gorilla gorilla gorilla; Metronidazole; Western lowland gorilla

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; GORILLA; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; APE DISEASES; DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; METRONIDAZOLE;

DIENTAMOEBA; DIENTAMOEBA FRAGILIS; GORILLA GORILLA GORILLA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77953565665     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2009-0190.1     Document Type: Article

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