Fatal lungworm infection in an opossum.
A 3-mo-old male, feral opossum (Didelphis virginiana) was presented to the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (USA) for evaluation of prolonged dyspnea. The animal died shortly after examination and a necropsy was performed. The cause of death was attributed to a verminous pneumonia, associated with numerous intrabronchial and intrabronchiolar nematodes, subsequently identified as Didelphostrongylus hayesi.
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Department of Pathobiology, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville 37901.
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D000818:Animals; D008168:Lung / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008681:Metastrongyloidea / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009893:Opossums / Q000469:parasitology*