Boever, William J.

3 publications

Boever, William J.; Thoen, Charles O.; Wallach, Joel D. (detail)
1976Mycobacterium chelonei infection in a Natterer manatee.
Jour. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc. 169(9): 927-929. 2 figs. Nov. 1, 1976.
—Reports a fatal infection in a T. inunguis at the St. Louis Zoo, Missouri, manifested by skin pustules and lung abscesses.
Boever, William J.; Shiller, Jo; Kane, Kent K. (detail)
1977Chiorchis spp. trematodiasis in a Natterer's manatee (Trichechus inunguis).
Jour. Zoo Anim. Med. 8(1): 5-6.
—A trematode infestation of the large intestine of a female manatee at the St. Louis Zoo (Missouri) did not appear pathogenic; suggests that Chiorchis may in fact be a harmless commensal of manatees.
Boever, William J. (detail)
1978Mycobacterium chelonei infections in three Natterer's manatees. In: R. J. Montali (ed.), Mycobacterial infections of zoo animals.
Washington, Smithsonian Inst. Press (275 pp.): 251-252.
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