Cerebral larva migrans in a raccoon (Procyon lotor)

During 1997, gross and histopathologic examinations were performed on an adult female raccoon (Procyon lotor) that was live-trapped in Corvallis, Oregon. Multifocal eosinophilic granulomas indicative of neural and visceral larva migrans were observed. However, within these granulomas, the presence o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Veterinary pathology 1999-11, Vol.36 (6), p.618-620
Hauptverfasser:	Hamir, A.N, Snyder, D.E, Lichtenfels, J.R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Ascaridia - pathogenicity Ascaris Brain - parasitology Brain - pathology Brain Diseases - parasitology Brain Diseases - pathology Brain Diseases - veterinary case studies Female granuloma Granuloma - parasitology Granuloma - pathology Granuloma - veterinary histopathology Larva larva migrans Larva Migrans, Visceral - pathology Larva Migrans, Visceral - veterinary Procyon lotor Raccoons - parasitology
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Zusammenfassung:	During 1997, gross and histopathologic examinations were performed on an adult female raccoon (Procyon lotor) that was live-trapped in Corvallis, Oregon. Multifocal eosinophilic granulomas indicative of neural and visceral larva migrans were observed. However, within these granulomas, the presence of parasitic larva was seen only in the cerebrum. Morphologic characteristics indicated that the nematode was an ascarid larva. However, it was smaller than the larva of Baylisascaris sp. This appears to be the first documented case of cerebral larva migrans in a raccoon.
ISSN:	0300-9858 1544-2217
DOI:	10.1354/vp.36-6-618