| hepatic capillariasis (capillaria hepatica) in porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) in pennsylvania. | tissues of 53 adult porcupines (erethizon dorsatum) from pennsylvania were obtained for histopathologic examination. hepatic capillariasis was recorded in 9% of the porcupines. an additional 11% of the liver sections showed lesions that were compatible with migration by capillaria hepatica. because only 1 section of the liver per animal was examined microscopically, the documented prevalence of c. hepatica in pennsylvania is considered conservatively low. however, this condition was subclinical, ... | 2000 | 11021437 |