title: Verminous bronchitis and bronchiolitis in potoroid marsupials associated with a new Capillaria sp.
abstract: We describe verminous bronchitis and bronchiolitis in potoroid marsupials associated with a new species of Capillaria resident in the epithelial lining of bronchi and bronchioles. The parasites was associated with alveolar oedema and emphysema, and a mixed inflammatory cell exudate within and surrounding the airways.
authors: Department of Agriculture, Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.
authors: S C
authors: SC
authors: Love
authors: G L
authors: GL
authors: Reddacliff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000469:parasitology; D001988:Bronchiolitis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002195:Capillaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D008394:Marsupialia / Q000469:parasitology*; D009517:New South Wales