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1 December 2015 CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CORRELATES OF FASCIOLIASIS IN TWO EASTERN GREY KANGAROOS (MACROPUS GIGANTEUS)
Timothy J. Portas, David Taylor
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Abstract

Infection with the introduced trematode Fasciola hepatica was associated with anemia, mild to moderate azotemia, hypoalbuminemia, and elevated liver enzymes and creatine kinase values in two free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus). Both kangaroos were euthanized because of the severity of clinical signs associated with infection. Histopathologic changes included severe cholangiohepatitis, biliary hyperplasia, and fibrosis. Hepatic, splenic, and intestinal amyloidosis was present in one kangaroo and hepatic abscessation in the other; neither histologic change has been reported in macropodids with fascioliasis previously.

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Timothy J. Portas and David Taylor "CLINICOPATHOLOGIC CORRELATES OF FASCIOLIASIS IN TWO EASTERN GREY KANGAROOS (MACROPUS GIGANTEUS)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 46(4), 953-956, (1 December 2015). https://doi.org/10.1638/2015-0131.1
Received: 8 June 2015; Published: 1 December 2015
KEYWORDS
eastern grey kangaroo
Fasciola hepatica
fascioliasis
Macropus giganteus
parasite
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