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Pneumocystis carinii infections in zoo animals

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Pneumocystis carinii was found to be present in the lungs of twenty-three zoo animals in the Netherlands. The following species were represented: red kangaroo, common tree shrew, Senegal-Galago, Demidoff's-Galago, brown howler monkey, woolly monkey, long-haired spider monkey, white-eared marmoset, chimpanzee, three-toed sloth, palm squirrel, red panda, fennec fox, tree hyrax and large-toothed hyrax.

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  1. Department of Special Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, State University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

    F. G. Poelma

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Poelma, F.G. Pneumocystis carinii infections in zoo animals. Z. F. Parasitenkunde 46, 61–68 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00383668

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