• DOI:10.7589/2016-07-170
Corpus ID: 46764412

Toxocara pteropodis in Free-Ranging Indian Flying Foxes (Pteropus medius) in Sri Lanka

@article{Karawita2017ToxocaraPI,
  title={Toxocara pteropodis in Free-Ranging Indian Flying Foxes (Pteropus medius) in Sri Lanka},
  author={Anjana C. Karawita and Chelsea G. Himsworth and R. P. V. J. Rajapakse and T. Bollinger and Panduka de S. Gunawardena},
  journal={Journal of Wildlife Diseases},
  year={2017},
  volume={53},
  pages={414 - 416}
}

Anjana C. Karawita, Chelsea G. Himsworth, +2 authors Panduka de S. Gunawardena

Published 2017

Biology, Medicine

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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Abstract Toxocara pteropodis, an intestinal nematode, occurs in several captive and free-ranging pteropid bat species. We report infection in free-ranging Indian flying foxes (Pteropus medius) in Sri Lanka and contribute to our understanding of parasites in free-ranging P. medius.