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Nodular and sclerosing gastritis caused by Cylicospirura felineus in a puma (Puma concolor)

Abstract An adult male puma (Puma concolor), hit by a car in an urban area, died three days later despite the therapeutic support provided. At necropsy, multiple firm nodules were identified in the gastric mucosa. The nodules were coated by an intact mucosa with a central opening from which reddish and c...

Gross and histologic features of gastritis due to Ophidascaris arndti in tropical rattlesnakes (Crotalus durissus)

The tropical rattlesnake (Crotalus durissus) is a snake of great importance for biomedical industry since its poison is used for the production of antiophidic serum and researches. Several conditions related to animal health, such as diseases and parasites, which can promote the reduction of poison produ...

Doenças de chinchilas (Chinchilla lanigera)

Pesqui. vet. bras; 32 (6), 2012
As doenças de chinchilas foram estudadas através da avaliação de laudos de necropsia entre janeiro de 1997 e dezembro de 2011. Em 202 chinchilas necropsiadas, 189 (93,5%) tiveram o diagnóstico determinado, e 13 (6,5%) tiveram diagnóstico inconclusivo, por ausência de lesões ou autólise acentuada...