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1 June 2015 Pathological Response of Northern Bobwhites to Oxyspirura petrowi Infections
Andrea Bruno, Alan M. Fedynich, Autumn Smith-Herron, Dale Rollins
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Abstract

The effects of Oxyspirura petrowi infections in northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) are not well understood. While studies have reported O. petrowi infections, none has histopathologically examined the eye surface and intraorbital glands to assess cellular-level impacts associated with infection. This study is the first to document the histopathology associated with O. petrowi infections. Oxyspirura petrowi occurred on the eye surface as well as in the conjunctiva, lacrimal ducts, lacrimal glands, and Harderian glands. Histopathology showed infections of O. petrowi caused cellular damage to these tissues, scarring and interstitial keratitis of the cornea, and acinar atrophy of the Harderian gland.

Andrea Bruno, Alan M. Fedynich, Autumn Smith-Herron, and Dale Rollins "Pathological Response of Northern Bobwhites to Oxyspirura petrowi Infections," Journal of Parasitology 101(3), 364-368, (1 June 2015). https://doi.org/10.1645/14-526.1
Received: 25 March 2014; Accepted: 1 February 2015; Published: 1 June 2015
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