| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii in llamas (lama glama) in the northwest usa. | serum samples from 283 llamas (lama glama) from oregon, washington state and idaho were tested for antibodies to toxoplasma gondii using the modified agglutination test. antibodies were found in 95 (33.5%) llamas. percent seropositivity in serum dilutions of 1:25, 1:50, 1:500, and 1:5000 was 9.5%, 18.3%, 4.9%, and 0.7%, respectively. | 1992 | 1466137 |
| psoroptes sp. in two llamas (lama glama) in washington. | psoroptes sp. mites were isolated from two llamas (lama glama), a 4-mo-old male and its dam, in washington. mites were restricted to the ears and were responsible for head-shaking and incoordination. infestations were treated successfully with a subcutaneous injection of ivermectin at 0.2 mg/kg of body weight and with 2 drops of ivermectin diluted in saline given topically in each ear. this is the first known report of psoroptes sp. in llamas in the united states. | 1992 | 1738060 |
| bluetongue disease and seroprevalence in south american camelids from the northwestern region of the united states. | in late summer/early fall of 2013, 2 south american camelids from central washington were diagnosed with fatal bluetongue viral disease, an event which is rarely reported. a 9-year-old intact male llama (lama glama), with a 1-day history of anorexia, recumbency, and dyspnea before death. abundant foam discharged from the mouth and nostrils, and the lungs were severely edematous on postmortem examination. histologically, there was abundant intra-alveolar edema with fibrin. hemorrhage and edema di ... | 2015 | 25680921 |