Dirofilaria immitis infections in lesser pandas (Ailurus fulgens) in japan
Japanese journal of parasitology Volume 33 Issue 5
Page 475-481
published_at 1984
Title
日本のレッサーパンダAilurus fulgensにおける犬糸状虫Dirofilaria immitisの寄生
Dirofilaria immitis infections in lesser pandas (Ailurus fulgens) in japan
Creators
成島 悦雄
Creators
橋崎 文隆
Creators
河野 典子
Creators
斉藤 勝
Creators
田辺 興記
Creators
大石 勇
Creator Keywords
Dirofilaria immitis
lesser panda
Tama Zoological Park
Japan
On postmorten examination, Dirofilaria immitis was detected in the right ventricle and the pulmonary arteries of three (75%) of four lesser (red) pandas, which were kept in the Tama Zoological Park in Tokyo. Case 1 and 2 had one male each and case 3 had three worms, two males and one female. Body length in four worms, except for a damaged male detected from case 1, was 95-115 mm in males and 123 mm in female. From their morphological findings and measuremdnt, they were identified as D. immitis. Two males from case 1 and 2 were mature and two males and one females from case 3 were immature. Their growth being equivalent to the adult worm and 113-day-old immature worm from experimentally infected dogs, respectively. Female worm had no microfilaria in the uterus.
Languages
jpn
Resource Type
journal article
Publishers
日本寄生虫学会
Date Issued
1984
File Version
Version of Record
Access Rights
open access
Relations
[ISSN]0021-5171
[NCID]AN00051494
[isVersionOf]
Dirofilaria immitis infection and dirofilariosis : an animal model of human filariosis
[URI]http://www.lib.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp/yunoca/handle/2010010511
Schools
農学部