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Quadros, R.M.; Pilati, C.; Marques, S.M.T.; Mazzolli, M.; Benedet, R.C.
_Capillaria hepatica_ in _Puma concolor_: first report in Brazil
2009 Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (40): 586-587
_Capillaria_ _hepatica_ was detected by histopathologic diagnosis in two cougars that were shot in April 2008 in Painel, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Macroscopic analysis of their livers revealed the presence of diffuse granulomas, and the histopathologic analysis indicated the presence of _C. hepatica_ eggs, surrounded by mononuclear inflammatory cell infiltrate, small foci of necrosis, and mild-to-moderate fibrosis. This is the first report of _C. hepatica_ in cougars (_Puma concolor_) in Brazil._ _
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