Diversity and prevalence of metastrongyloid nematodes infecting the red panda (Ailurus fulgens) in European zoos

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 172, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 299-304

  Bertelsen, Mads F ^a   Meyland Smith, Frederik ^a,b   Willesen, Jakob L ^b   Jefferies, Ryan ^c   Morgan, Eric R ^c   Monrad, Jesper ^b  

^a CENTER FOR ZOO AND WILD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ailurus fulgens; Angiostrongylus vasorum; Crenosoma; Metastrongyloidea; Prevalence; Red panda

Indexed keywords

RNA 18S;

AILURIDAE; AILURUS FULGENS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRENOSOMA MEPHITIDIS; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE SEQUENCE; INFECTION RISK; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; METASTRONGYLOIDIASIS; MICROFILARIA (NEMATODE LARVA); MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; ZOO ANIMAL;

AILURIDAE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BIODIVERSITY; EUROPE; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; LARVA; MALE; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PREVALENCE; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S;

AILURUS FULGENS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS VASORUM; ANIMALIA; CRENOSOMA; CRENOSOMA MEPHITIDIS; CRENOSOMATIDAE; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; NEMATODA; STENURUS MINOR; TORYNURUS;

EID: 77956009609     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.04.043     Document Type: Article

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