Dirofilaria immitis infections in lesser pandas (Ailurus fulgens) in japan
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- 日本のレッサーパンダAilurus fulgensにおける犬糸状虫Dirofilaria immitisの寄生
- ニホン ノ レッサー パンダ Ailurus fulgens ニオケル イヌシジョウチュウ Dirofilaria immitis ノ キセイ
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Abstract
On postmorten examination, Dirofilaria immitis was detected in the right ventricle and the pulmonary arteries of three (75%) of four lesser (red) pandas, which were kept in the Tama Zoological Park in Tokyo. Case 1 and 2 had one male each and case 3 had three worms, two males and one female. Body length in four worms, except for a damaged male detected from case 1, was 95-115 mm in males and 123 mm in female. From their morphological findings and measuremdnt, they were identified as D. immitis. Two males from case 1 and 2 were mature and two males and one females from case 3 were immature. Their growth being equivalent to the adult worm and 113-day-old immature worm from experimentally infected dogs, respectively. Female worm had no microfilaria in the uterus.
Journal
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- 寄生虫学雑誌
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寄生虫学雑誌 33 (5), 475-481, 1984
日本寄生虫学会
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1050282812432118400
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- NII Article ID
- 120000861043
- 10026743866
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- NII Book ID
- AN00051494
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- ISSN
- 00215171
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- NDL BIB ID
- 3011618
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Article Type
- journal article
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- Data Source
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- IRDB
- NDL
- CiNii Articles