ULCERATIVE AND NECROTIZING GASTRITIS IN A CAPTIVE SLOTH (BRADYPUS VARIEGATUS, XENARTHRA, BRADYPODIDAE) DUE TO SEVERE PARASITISM WITH PARALEIURIS LOCCHII (NEMATODA, SPIROCERCIDAE)
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DOI: 10.1638/2016-0135.1
Abstract: Abstract This is the first reported case of lethal gastric parasitism by the nematode Paraleiuris locchii in a captive sloth (Bradypus variegatus). There were more than 600 parasites in the stomach of the sloth, associated… read more here.
Keywords: captive sloth; bradypus variegatus; paraleiuris locchii; parasitism ... See more keywords
Isolation, Characterization, and Drug Sensitivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Captive Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus): Unnatural Habitat With Human Environment May Predispose Sloth Bears to Tuberculosis
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2022.844208
Abstract: We describe the isolation, molecular characterization, and drug sensitivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis recovered from lung tissues of four rescued captive sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) at Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP), Bangalore, India. These bears had lived… read more here.
Keywords: mycobacterium tuberculosis; sensitivity; tuberculosis; captive sloth ... See more keywords