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1 April 1989 Eurytrema procyonis in a Raccoon (Procyon lotor) from New York State—A First Report
Susan E. Wade, Wayne I. Anderson, Jeffrey D. Kidder
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Abstract

The digenean, Eurytrema procyonis, found in the pancreatic ducts of the raccoon (Procyon lotor), is reported for the first time from a juvenile female raccoon captured in July 1987, in New York State (USA). The presence of >183 trematodes in the pancreatic ducts was an incidental finding at necropsy to an interstitial pneumonia which had caused emaciation, and for which the animal was euthanized. The pancreas, with the exception of the major pancreatic duct, was histologically normal. The duct, containing the parasites, was dilated and contained a diffuse subepithelial inflammatory infiltrate consisting primarily of eosinophils. Epithelial hyperplasia was present in tubulo-alveolar glands, and goblet cells were prominent.

Wade, Anderson, and Kidder: Eurytrema procyonis in a Raccoon (Procyon lotor) from New York State—A First Report
Susan E. Wade, Wayne I. Anderson, and Jeffrey D. Kidder "Eurytrema procyonis in a Raccoon (Procyon lotor) from New York State—A First Report," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 25(2), 270-272, (1 April 1989). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-25.2.270
Received: 25 July 1988; Published: 1 April 1989
KEYWORDS
case report
Eurytrema procyonis
pancreatic duct
Procyon lotor
raccoon
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