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

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

The rowi is a critically endangered species of kiwi. Young birds on a crèche island showed loss of feathers from the ventral abdomen and a scurfy dermatitis of the abdominal skin and vent margin. Histology of skin biopsies identified cutaneous larval migrans, which was shown by molecular sequencing...

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Main Authors: B.D. Gartrell, L. Argilla, S. Finlayson, K. Gedye, A.K. Gonzalez Argandona, I. Graham, L. Howe, S. Hunter, B. Lenting, T. Makan, K. McInnes, S. Michael, K.J. Morgan, I. Scott, D. Sijbranda, N. van Zyl, J.M. Ward
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Subjects:
Apterygiformes
Aspergillosis
Cutaneous nematodiasis
Kiwi
Operation nest egg
Trichostrongylus
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224414000315

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