Cerebral Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in a captive African pygmy falcon (Polihierax semitorquatus) in southern California

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 695-698

  Burns, Rachel E ^a   Bicknese, Elizabeth J ^a   Qvarnstrom, Yvonne ^b   DeLeon Carnes, Marlene ^c   Drew, Clifton P ^c   Gardiner, Chris H ^d   Rideout, Bruce A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d JOINT PATHOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiostrongylus cantonensis; falcons; meningoencephalitis; polymerase chain reaction; rat lungworm

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907097471     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1040638714544499     Document Type: Article

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