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BA YLISASCARIS PROCYONIS AS A CAUSE OF CEREBROSPINAL NEMATODIASIS IN RATITES

1991; American Association of Zoo Veterinarians; Volume: 22; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

1937-2825

Kevin R. Kazacos, Scott D. Fitzgerald, Willie Μ. Reed,

Insect and Pesticide Research

An ostrich (Struthio camelus) and two emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) in a private zoological collection developed progressive neurologic disease and eventually became unable to stand or walk. At necropsy, all three birds had extensive multifocal encephalomalacia and inflam mation in the brain stem and cerebellum associated with larvae of Baylisascaris procyonis. The birds' pen was contaminated with feces from three to five infected raccoons (Procyon lotor) that had been housed in a barn loft directly overhead. Infective B. procyonis eggs were recovered from soil samples taken within the ostrich-emu pen and from raccoon feces and soil from under a new cage occupied by the three remaining raccoons.