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Dirofilaria immitis in a river otter (Lutra canadensis) from Louisiana
D E Snyder1, A N Hamir, V F Nettles
1U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Auburn, Alabama 36831.
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
|October 1, 1989
Abstract:
A single adult male river otter (Lutra canadensis) from Louisiana was found naturally infected with Dirofilaria immitis. One adult male nematode was found in the heart; lesions attributable to the presence of the parasite were not found. This is the first report of D. immitis in the river otter in North America.