Ventral dermatitis in rowi (Apteryx rowi) due to cutaneous larval migrans

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-10

  Gartrell, B D ^a   Argilla, L ^b   Finlayson, S ^a,b   Gedye, K ^a   Gonzalez Argandona, A K ^a,b   Graham, I ^c   Howe, L ^a   Hunter, S ^a   Lenting, B ^b   Makan, T ^c   McInnes, K ^c   Michael, S ^a,b   Morgan, K J ^a   Scott, I ^a   Sijbranda, D ^a,b   van Zyl, N ^a   Ward, J M ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Wellington Zoo   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apterygiformes; Aspergillosis; Cutaneous nematodiasis; Kiwi; Operation nest egg; Trichostrongylus

Indexed keywords

APTERYGIFORMES; APTERYX; AVES; MAMMALIA; TRICHOSTRONGYLUS;

EID: 84920650138     PISSN: 22132244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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