Neuroaxonal dystrophy in raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Iowa

National Animal Disease Center, ARS, USDA, Ames, IA, USA. During a 12-month period (1998-1999), microscopic evidence of neuroaxonal dystrophy (NAD) in medullae oblongata of raccoons (Procyon lotor) was observed in 17/39 (47% prevalence in adults) from Iowa, USA. Three of the animals were kits (

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Published in:	Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 175 - 178
Main Authors:	Hamir, AN, Miller, JM, Stack, MJ, Chaplin, MJ, Cutlip, RC
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA J Vet Diagn Invest 01-03-2002 SAGE Publications American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians
Subjects:	Animal Diseases - epidemiology Animal Diseases - pathology Animals Animals, Wild Biological and medical sciences Brain - pathology Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Iowa - epidemiology Male Microbiology Neuroaxonal Dystrophies - epidemiology Neuroaxonal Dystrophies - pathology Neuroaxonal Dystrophies - veterinary Prevalence Raccoons Iowa Fissipedia Procyon lotor Carnivora Nervous system diseases Vertebrata Mammalia Central nervous system disease Neuroaxonal dystrophy Degenerative disease Cerebral disorder Genetic disease
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Summary:	National Animal Disease Center, ARS, USDA, Ames, IA, USA. During a 12-month period (1998-1999), microscopic evidence of neuroaxonal dystrophy (NAD) in medullae oblongata of raccoons (Procyon lotor) was observed in 17/39 (47% prevalence in adults) from Iowa, USA. Three of the animals were kits (
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ISSN:	1040-6387 1943-4936
DOI:	10.1177/104063870201400217