Publications
| an epizootic of cerebrospinal nematodiasis in cottontail rabbits. | a progressively debilitating neurologic syndrome characterized by torticollis, ataxia, circling, and abnormal posture was observed in 16 of approximately 60 cottontail rabbits (sylvilagus floridanus) captured in a 12-hectare portion of a woodlot in southwestern virginia. inflammatory and degenerative alterations in cerebellum and midbrain regions were characterized principally by malacia, perivascular cuffing, and gliosis. single ascaris columnaris larvae were found in the cerebellum of 2 rabbit ... | 1975 | 1176355 |
| a survey of intestinal parasites in rural children. | a study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in a group of rural, economically disadvantaged children. thirty-four percent of 108 children were found to have a clinically significant parasite. the most common organism was giardia lamblia (22 percent). those children with giardia were significantly (p = .05) smaller than those with negative stool examinations. even in areas with a low overall prevalence of intestinal parasites, certain high-risk groups may have signi ... | 1980 | 7420032 |