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Beyond the raccoon roundworm: The natural history of non-raccoon Baylisascaris species in the New World

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  • 1. Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA & Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
  • 2. Savannah River Ecology Lab, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC, USA & Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
  • 3. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
  • 4. Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
  • 5. Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA & Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA

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Sapp, Sarah G.H., Gupta, Pooja, Martin, Melissa K., Murray, Maureen H., Niedringhaus, Kevin D., Pfaff, Madeleine A., Yabsley, Michael J. (2017): Beyond the raccoon roundworm: The natural history of non-raccoon Baylisascaris species in the New World. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 6 (2): 85-99, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2017.04.003, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2017.04.003

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