Eurytrema procyonis, a pancreatic fluke of North American carnivores.
Eurytrema procyonis is reported from the pancreatic ducts of domestic cats from North Carolina and Virginia. There were extensive histopathological alterations to the pancreas, especially the pancreatic ducts. However, there was no clinical evidence of infections. The incorporation of a synanthropic host in the life history of E. procyonis allows for rapid distribution of this fluke over its potential geographical range.
Carney
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Naval Medical Research Institute, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland 20014, USA.
Schilling
P W
PW
McKee
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Holderman
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Stunkard
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D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D002415:Cats; D004012:Dicrocoeliidae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010183:Pancreatic Ducts / Q000469:parasitology; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014768:Virginia / Q000453:epidemiology