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1 October 1983 METORCHIS CONJUNCTUS (COBBOLD, 1860) INFECTION IN WOLVES (CANIS LUPUS), WITH PANCREATIC INVOLVEMENT IN TWO ANIMALS
Q. Wobeser, W. Runge, R. R. Stewart
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Abstract

The trematode Metorchis conjunctus (Cobbold, 1860) was found in seven of 211 wolves from Saskatchewan which were examined between 1976 and 1983. The parasite caused cholangiohepatitis with periductular fibrosis in the liver of all the wolves, and chronic inflammation and fibrosis of the pancreas in two animals. The wolves with pancreatic involvement were emaciated. Five of the seven infected wolves were from one local area, and three of these were from a pack known to consume fish.

Wobeser, Runge, and Stewart: METORCHIS CONJUNCTUS (COBBOLD, 1860) INFECTION IN WOLVES (CANIS LUPUS), WITH PANCREATIC INVOLVEMENT IN TWO ANIMALS
Q. Wobeser, W. Runge, and R. R. Stewart "METORCHIS CONJUNCTUS (COBBOLD, 1860) INFECTION IN WOLVES (CANIS LUPUS), WITH PANCREATIC INVOLVEMENT IN TWO ANIMALS," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 19(4), 353-356, (1 October 1983). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-19.4.353
Received: 21 January 1983; Published: 1 October 1983
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