12-yr old Springhaas (Pedetes capensis; Pedetidae, Rodentia) imported into the USA from the Republic of South Africa was severely debilitated as the result of abberant migrations of adult Filaria versterae (Filarioidea: Filariidae) normally confined to the subcutaneous tissues of this host in Africa. Some nematodes invaded the peritoneal and thoracic cavities, the pericardial sac and the lungs. Invasion of the lungs resulted in life-threatening respiratory distress necessitating euthanasia. Filana versterae is redescribed.
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1 January 1998
Acute Filariasis in a Springhaas
R.C. Anderson,
B.W. Gustafson,
E.S. Williams
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 34 • No. 1
January 1998
Vol. 34 • No. 1
January 1998
case report
Filaria versterae
Pedetes capensis
springhaas
translocations
verminous pneumonia