Capillariasis in the trachea of a raccoon.
Cross-sections of nematodes were seen in histologic sections of trachea from a raccoon (Procyon lotor) collected in Virginia (USA); they occupied epithelium and contained unembryonated, bioperculated eggs characteristic of the genus Capillaria (= Eucoleus). A mild inflammatory cell infiltrate in the lamina propria subjacent to the nematode was the only apparent host response. This is the first report of capillariasis in the trachea of raccoons.
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Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center 19348, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D002195:Capillaria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017189:Enoplida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D011821:Raccoons / Q000469:parasitology*; D014132:Trachea / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology