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...

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Autores principales: McHale, Brittany, Callahan, R. Trey, Paras, Kelsey L., Weber, Martha, Kimbrell, Lisa, Velázquez-Jiménez, Yanet, McManamon, Rita, Howerth, Elizabeth W., Verocai, Guilherme G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7591330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33134078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.10.005

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7591330/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33134078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.10.005

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