Dirofilaria immitis in a River Otter (Lutra canadensis) from Louisiana

Daniel E. Snyder; Amir N. Hamir; Victor F. Nettles; Charles E. Rupprecht

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-25.4.629

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1 October 1989 Dirofilaria immitis in a River Otter (Lutra canadensis) from Louisiana

Daniel E. Snyder, Amir N. Hamir, Victor F. Nettles, Charles E. Rupprecht

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 25(4):629 (1989). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-25.4.629

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A single adult male river otter (Lutra canadensis) from Louisiana was found naturally infected with Dirofilaria immitis. One adult male nematode was found in the heart; lesions attributable to the presence of the parasite were not found. This is the first report of D. immitis in the river otter in North America.

Snyder, Hamir, Nettles, and Rupprecht: Dirofilaria immitis in a River Otter (Lutra canadensis) from Louisiana

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Daniel E. Snyder, Amir N. Hamir, Victor F. Nettles, and Charles E. Rupprecht "Dirofilaria immitis in a River Otter (Lutra canadensis) from Louisiana," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 25(4), 629, (1 October 1989). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-25.4.629

Received: 16 March 1989; Published: 1 October 1989

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