| cholangitis associated with species of progamotaenia (cestoda: anoplocephalidae) in the bile ducts of marsupials. | gross and histopathologic changes due to infection with progamotaenia festiva and p. effigia in the bile ducts of the marsupials, macropus rufus, m. giganteus, m. fuliginosus, lagorchestes conspicillatus, vombatus ursinus and lasiorhinus latifrons are described. the integrity of the bile duct mucosa was not impaired but varying degrees of hyperplasia and hypertrophy of mucosa and mucosal glands, inflammatory infiltration and fibrosis were found. portal fibrosis was the prominent reaction in lasi ... | 1978 | 691133 |
| prevalence of fasciola hepatica infection in native mammals in southeastern australia. | fasciola hepatica infection was found in 5 of 12 marsupial and 1 of 3 eutherian species examined in southeastern australia. prevalence of infection in native mammals was as follows: macropus giganteus, 59%; m. rufogriseus banksianus, 15%; wallabia bicolor, 5%; vombatus ursinus, 30%; trichosurus vulpecula, 5%; and rattus fuscipes, 4%. collection sites were assigned to one of two categories. prevalence was higher in macropodids collected on agricultural pastures grazed by sheep and cattle (categor ... | 1981 | 7340772 |