Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 289-298 , October 2009

In-practice and Field Techniques for the Investigation of Parasitic Infections

  • John E. Cooper, DTVM, FRCPath, FIBiol, FRCVS, Dip. ECVP

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: John E. Cooper, DTVM, FRCPath, FIBiol, FRCVS, Dip. ECVP, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Madingley Rd, Cambridge CB3 0ES, United Kingdom

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  2. Cooper JE. Birds of Prey: Health & Disease. Oxford: Blackwell Science; 2002;
  3. Zwart P, Disney RHL, de Batist P, et al. The phorid “scuttle fly” (Megaselia scalaris), a threat to zoological conditions and especially to amphibians. Zoo Med Bull Brit Vet Zoo Soc. 2005;5(2):27–30
  4. Cooper JE, Cooper ME. Introduction to Veterinary and Comparative Forensic Medicine. Oxford: Blackwell; 2007;
  5. Kirchheimer R, Jacobs DE. Toxocara species egg contamination of soil from children's play areas in southern England. Vet Rec. 2008;163:394–395
  6. Cooper JE. Protocol for collection and examination of faecal samples from the mountain gorilla, Gorilla gorilla berengei. Afr Primates. 1996;2(1):24–25
  7. Cooper JE. Parasites and birds: the need for fresh thinking, new protocols and co-ordinated research in Africa. Ostrich. 2001;15(Suppl):229–232
  8. Cooper JE. Minimally invasive health monitoring of wildlife. Animal Welfare. 1998;7:35–44
  9. Cooper JE. Biopsy techniques. Semin Avian Exotic Pet Med. 1994;3(3):161–165
  10. Flach EJ: The use of impression smears during routine post-mortem examinations for diagnosis and disease monitoring in birds. Proceedings of the British Veterinary Zoological Society, p 56, 2007
  11. Maas AK. The mobile exotic animal practice. J Exotic Pet Med. 2006;15:122–131
  12. Cork SC, Halliwell RW. The Veterinary Laboratory and Field Manual. Nottingham: Nottingham University Press; 2002;
  13. Cooper JE. The need of portable field kits in improved veterinary diagnosis in the Neotropics. Newsletter World Assoc Wildl Vet. 2004;14(52):1–3
  14. Cooper JE, Samour JH: Portable and field equipment for avian veterinary work. Proceedings European Committee Association of Avian Veterinarians, London, England, 19-24 May, 1997
  15. Frye FL, Cooper JE, Keymer IF. Outfitting and employing a compact field laboratory. Zoo Med Bull Brit Vet Zoo Soc. 2001;1(2):28–36
  16. Cover AJ, Harmon, WM, Thomas MW: A new method for the diagnosis of Trichomonas gallinae infection by culture. J Wildl Dis 30:457-459
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  22. Taylor MA, Coop RL, Wall RL. Veterinary Parasitology. (ed 3). Oxford: Blackwell; 2007;
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  24. Hoppmann E, Barnes HW. Rodent dermatology. J Exotic Pet Med. 2007;16:238–255
  25. Paré JA. An overview of pentastomiasis in reptiles and other vertebrates. J Exotic Pet Med. 2008;17:285–293
  26. Gibson Dl, Jones A, Bray RA. Keys to the Trematoda. Berkshire, United Kingdom: CABI; 2002;(Vol. I).
  27. Cooper JE, Anwar MA. Blood parasites of birds: a plea for more cautious terminology. Ibis. 2001;143:149–150
  28. Williams J: Practical problems in the laboratory diagnosis of blood parasites. Bull Royal Coll Pathol 126:75-76
  29. Richter B, Kübber-Heiss A, Weissenböck H, et al. Detection of Cryptosporidium spp., Entamoeba spp. and Monocercomonas spp. in the gastro-intestinal tract of snakes by in-situ hybridization. J Comp Pathol. 2008;138:63–71
  30. Cooper JE, Dutton CJ, Allchurch AF. Reference collections: their importance and relevance to modern zoo management and conservation biology. Dodo. 1998;34:159–166

PII: S1557-5063(09)00116-5

doi: 10.1053/j.jepm.2009.09.007

Journal of Exotic Pet Medicine
Volume 18, Issue 4 , Pages 289-298 , October 2009