Scoliosis in a Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum) Associated with Encysted Digenetic Trematodes of the Genus Clinostomum

A group of 202 tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) was brought into captivity due to habitat destruction. Half of these animals died, over two mo, showing generalized hemorrhages compatible with an infectious disease, but an etiologic agent was not determined. Encysted metacercarial stages of tre...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of wildlife diseases 2010-04, Vol.46 (2), p.579-584
Hauptverfasser:	Perpiñán, David, Garner, Michael M., Trupkiewicz, John G., Malarchik, Jennifer, Armstrong, Douglas L., Lucio-Forster, Araceli, Bowman, Dwight D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ambystoma - parasitology Ambystoma tigrinum Amphibian Animals case studies Clinostomatidae Clinostomidae deformity disease Female histology Male malformation metacercariae musculoskeletal system necropsy radiography salamanders and newts scoliosis Scoliosis - diagnosis Scoliosis - parasitology Scoliosis - veterinary SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Strigeidida Trematoda - isolation & purification trematode infections Trematode Infections - diagnosis Trematode Infections - veterinary wildlife diseases
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