Sparganosis due to Spirometra sp. (Cestoda; Diphyllobothriidae) in captive meerkats (Suricata suricatta)
We report three cases of sparganosis due to plerocercoids of the tapeworm Spirometra sp. in captive meerkats (Suricata suricatta) from a zoo exhibit in the southeastern United States. Two meerkats were euthanized, one due to an uncontrollable seizure and the other due to trauma, and at necropsy cyst...
Main Authors: | Brittany McHale, R. Trey Callahan, Kelsey L. Paras, Martha Weber, Lisa Kimbrell, Yanet Velázquez-Jiménez, Rita McManamon, Elizabeth W. Howerth, Guilherme G. Verocai |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-12-01
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Series: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221322442030095X |
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