Baylisascariosis-Infections of animals and humans with 'unusual' roundworms

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 404-412

  Bauer, Christian ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baylisascaris procyonis; Baylisascaris schroederi; Baylisascaris transfuga; Bear; Giant panda; Larva migrans; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; CORTICOSTEROID; FENBENDAZOLE; FLUBENDAZOLE; IVERMECTIN; MILBEMYCIN; MOXIDECTIN; PIPERAZINE CITRATE; PYRANTEL;

ARTICLE; BAYLISASCARIASIS; BAYLISASCARIS; BAYLISASCARIS AILURI; BAYLISASCARIS COLUMNARIS; BAYLISASCARIS DEVOSI; BAYLISASCARIS LAEVIS; BAYLISASCARIS MELIS; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; BAYLISASCARIS SCHROEDERI; BAYLISASCARIS TASMANIENSIS; BAYLISASCARIS TRANSFUGA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH RATE; HOST; INFECTION PREVENTION; LARVA MIGRANS; LASER COAGULATION; LIFE CYCLE; NEURAL LARVA MIGRANS; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; OCULAR LARVA MIGRANS; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PREVALENCE; SUBCLINICAL BAYLISASCARIOSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE NECROSIS; VISCERAL LARVA MIGRANS SYNDROME; ANIMAL; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; ASCARIDOIDEA; DOG; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LARVA; MAMMAL; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; ZOONOSIS;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANIMALIA; ASCARIDIDA; ASCARIDOIDEA; AVES; BAYLISASCARIS; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; BAYLISASCARIS TRANSFUGA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; NEMATODA; PROCYON; RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; ASCARIDOIDEA; DOGS; ENVIRONMENT; FECES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LARVA; LARVA MIGRANS; MAMMALS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; RABBITS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84875077568     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.12.036     Document Type: Article

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