Detection of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in the Blood and Peripheral Tissues of Wild Hawaiian Rats (Rattus rattus) by a Quantitative PCR (qPCR) Assay

• Susan I. Jarvi ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  * E-mail: jarvi@hawaii.edu

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America

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• William C. Pitt ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Affiliations USDA APHIS Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Hawaii Field Station, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, National Zoological Park, Front Royal, Virginia, 22630, United States of America

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• Margaret E. Farias ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America

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• Laura Shiels ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Affiliations Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America, USDA APHIS Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Hawaii Field Station, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America

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• Michael G. Severino ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America

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• Kathleen M. Howe ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America

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• Steven H. Jacquier ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America

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• Aaron B. Shiels ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Affiliation USDA APHIS Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Hawaii Field Station, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America

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• Karis K. Amano ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America

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• Blaine C. Luiz ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America

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• Daisy E. Maher ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America

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• Maureen L. Allison ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America

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• Zachariah C. Holtquist ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America

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• Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Contributed equally to this work with: Susan I. Jarvi, William C. Pitt, Margaret E. Farias, Laura Shiels, Michael G. Severino, Kathleen M. Howe, Steven H. Jacquier, Aaron B. Shiels, Karis K. Amano, Blaine C. Luiz, Daisy E. Maher, Maureen L. Allison, Zachariah C. Holtquist, Neil T. Scheibelhut

  Affiliation Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720, United States of America

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