Publications

pathology and epidemiology of canine distemper in raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides).	from september to december 1991, a large number of free-ranging raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) died from a highly contagious disease in the vicinity of tokyo. eighteen seriously ill or dead animals were submitted for necropsy. the pathological findings resembled those in a masked palm civet (paguma larvata) found infected with canine distemper virus (cdv) in the same area in late august 1991. the most striking features were pneumonia and gastroenteritis. microscopical lesions consisted ...	1993	8366205
estimated months of parturition and litter size in female masked palm civets (paguma larvata) in kanagawa prefecture and tokyo metropolis.	reproduction of the masked palm civet (paguma larvata) has not been well investigated in japan. we examined 361 female masked palm civets harvested as nuisance animals between april 2007 and march 2009 in kanagawa prefecture and tokyo metropolis. pregnant animals and placental scars-bearing animals were found only in 12 months old and over. in these animals, the observed rate of pregnant animals was 13.7% (29/212) and that of placental scar-bearing animals was 29.2% (62/212). the number of fetus ...	2011	20877151