Nematode larva migrans caused by Toxocara cati in the North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)

Sporadic cases of visceral and neural nematode larva migrans have been diagnosed at necropsy in the endangered New Zealand kiwi (Apteryx spp.), but the causative organisms have not yet been definitively identified. From an initial group of five affected kiwi, PCR was performed on DNA extracted from...

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Main Authors: Adrienne F. French, Fernanda Castillo-Alcala, Kristene R. Gedye, Wendi D. Roe, Brett D. Gartrell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224420300237