Sarcocystosis among wild captive and zoo animals in Malaysia

Korean Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-217

  Latif, Baha ^a   Vellayan, Subramaniam ^a   Omar, Effat ^a   Abdullah, Suliman ^a   Desa, Noryatimah Mat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Captive wild animal; Malaysia; Sarcocystosis; Zoo animal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); FEMALE; INFECTION RATE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; SARCOCYSTOSIS; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; WILD ANIMAL; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANIMALS, ZOO; CELL SIZE; MALAYSIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 78149365493     PISSN: 00234001     EISSN: 17380006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.2010.48.3.213     Document Type: Article

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