Spirometra infection in a captive Samar cobra (Naja samarensis) in the United States: An imported case?
We report a case of Spirometra infection in a Samar cobra (Naja samarensis) imported from the Philippines, belonging to a zoological collection in the southern United States. Under a poor post-surgical prognosis, the snake was euthanized, and at necropsy plerocercoids of a Diphyllobotriidea were fou...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-04-01
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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/S221322442300010X |