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Accession Number:
AD0843789
Title:
Microsporosis in Orangutans and Gorillas
Corporate Author:
ARMY BIOLOGICAL LABS FREDERICK MD
Report Date:
1967-12-06
Abstract:
A case of microsporia caused by Microsporum canis in an anthropoid ape stock is discussed two young orangutans, two young gorillas, and an animal keeper suffered from the disease. Two gorillas, a chimpanzee, and an orangutan - - all cage-mates of the infected animals -- as well as an adult chimpanzee and another animal keeper were latent carriers of M. canis.
Supplementary Note:
Trans. of Kleintier-Praxis. Archiv fuer Kleinehaus und Nutztiere Sowie Laboratoriums- und Zoo-Tiere (West Germany) v11 n7 p185-189 1966.
Pages:
0010
Distribution Statement:
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited., Availability: Document partially illegible.
File Size:
0.52MB
