Toxocara pteropodis in Free-Ranging Indian Flying Foxes (Pteropus medius) in Sri Lanka.
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- Karawita AC; 1 Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka.; 2 Sri Lanka Wildlife Health Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka.; Himsworth CG; 3 Animal Health Center, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia V3G 2M3, Canada.; 4 Canadian Wildlife Health Co-operative, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4, Canada.; Rajapakse RP; 1 Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka.; Bollinger TK; 4 Canadian Wildlife Health Co-operative, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4, Canada.; 5 Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4, Canada.; de S Gunawardena P
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- Publisher: Wildlife Disease Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0244160 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1943-3700 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00903558 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Wildl Dis Subsets: MEDLINE
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Toxocara pteropodis, an intestinal nematode, occurs in several captive and free-ranging pteropid bat species. We report infection in free-ranging Indian flying foxes (Pteropus medius) in Sri Lanka and contribute to our understanding of parasites in free-ranging P. medius .