Pneumocystosis in wild small mammals from California
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Abstract
Cyst forms of the opportunistic fungal parasite Pneumocystis carinii were found in the lungs of 34% of the desert shrew, Notiosorex crawfordi (n = 59), 13% of the ornate shrew, Sorex ornatus (n = 55), 6% of the dusky-footed wood rat, Neotoma fuscipes (n = 16), 2.5% of the California meadow vole, Microtus californicus (n = 40), and 50% of the California pocket mouse, Chaetodipus californicus (n = 2) caught from southern California between February 1998 and February 2000. Cysts were not found in any of the harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis (n = 21), California mouse, Peromyscus californicus (n = 20), brush mouse, Peromyscus boylii (n = 7) or deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus (n = 4) examined. All infections were mild; extrapulmonary infections were not observed. Other lung parasites detected were Hepatozoon sp./spp. from M. californicus and Notiosorex crawfordi, Chrysosporium sp. (Emmonsia) from M. californicus, and a nematode from S. ornatus.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Pneumocystosis in wild small mammals from California |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
| DOI | 10.7589/0090-3558-37.2.408 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wildlife Disease Association |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Ecological Research Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 408 |
| Last page | 412 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
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