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...
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 |
Similar Items
-
Evidence for an auditory fovea in the New Zealand kiwi (Apteryx mantelli).
by: Jeremy Corfield, et al.
Published: (2011-01-01) -
Brutaktivität und Verhalten der Kiwis (Apteryx mantelli) im Zoo Berlin
by: Grauf, Coronula
Published: (2009) -
Ventral dermatitis in rowi (Apteryx rowi) caused by cutaneous capillariasis
by: Adrienne F. French, et al.
Published: (2020-12-01) -
Description, dueting, seasonal variations, and individual identification of the vocalisations of the brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)
by: Corfield, Jeremy
Published: (2018) -
Natal dispersal, habitat selection and mortality of North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) at the Moehau Kiwi Sanctuary, Coromandel
by: Forbes, Yuri
Published: (2009)