Publications

dirofilaria immitis in a river otter (lutra canadensis) from louisiana.	a single adult male river otter (lutra canadensis) from louisiana was found naturally infected with dirofilaria immitis. one adult male nematode was found in the heart; lesions attributable to the presence of the parasite were not found. this is the first report of d. immitis in the river otter in north america.	1989	2810565
mortality associated with melarsomine dihydrochloride administration in two north american river otters (lontra canadensis) and a red panda (ailurus fulgens fulgens).	two adult north american river otters (lontra canadensis) and an adult red panda (ailurus fulgens fulgens) at three separate institutions died within 22 hr after receiving single 2.5- to 2.7-mg/kg doses of melarsomine dihydrochloride administered in the epaxial musculature as a treatment for filarid nematodes. one otter had a suspected dirofilaria immitis infection, the other had a confirmed d. lutrae infection, and the red panda had a confirmed dirofilaria sp. infection, presumably with d. immi ...	2002	12462491