Lesions Associated with Pulmonary Parasites in Bobcats (Felis rufus) from Arkansas

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

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-27.1.170

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1 January 1991 Lesions Associated with Pulmonary Parasites in Bobcats (Felis rufus) from Arkansas

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

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 27(1):170-174 (1991). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-27.1.170

Abstract

Two of five bobcats (Felis rufus) from southwestern Arkansas had natural pulmonary infections of Paragonimus kellicotti and Filaroides rostratus. Pairs of P. kellicotti were found in spherical cyst-like structures approximately 1 cm in diameter. Filaroides rostratus were seen as serpentine pale white areas on the pleural surface and also firmly embedded in fibrous capsules in the pulmonary parenchyma. Histologic lesions associated with the presence of these parasites consisted primarily of a verminous bronchitis. Clinical signs or compromised pulmonary function were not associated with these infections.

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Daniel E. Snyder, Amir N. Hamir, Victor F. Nettles, and Charles E. Rupprecht "Lesions Associated with Pulmonary Parasites in Bobcats (Felis rufus) from Arkansas," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 27(1), 170-174, (1 January 1991). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-27.1.170

Received: 22 September 1989; Published: 1 January 1991

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