Outbreak of skin nodules associated with Riouxgolvania beveridgei (Nematoda: Muspiceida) in the southern bentwing bat (Miniopterus schreibersii bassanii), South Australia

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1009-1013

  McLelland, David J ^a   Reardon, Terry ^b   Bourne, Steven ^c,f   Dickason, Celia ^d   Kessell, Allan ^e,g   Boardman, Wayne ^a,h  

^a Adelaide Zoo   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

^c Department of Environment and Natural Resources ^*  (Australia)

^d Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^e Gribbles Veterinary Pathology   (Australia)

^f Naracoorte Lucindale Council   (Australia)

^g CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Miniopterus schreibersii; Muscpiceida; Poxvirus; Riouxgolvania bever idgei; Southern bentwing bat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BAT; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; MALE; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITIC SKIN DISEASE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; MALE; NEMATODA; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; SKIN DISEASES, PARASITIC; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84887112569     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2012-11-288     Document Type: Article

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