title: Parasites from the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) on Kyushu Island, Japan.
abstract: Two Dirofilaria ursi, six Trichodectes pinguis and numerous Haemaphysalis megaspinosa were obtained from an Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) shot in Kyushu, Japan. The presence of two parasites specific to black bears may indicate the existence of a wild population, although the bears are regarded to be extinct on Kyushu Island.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokohata
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamiya
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohbayashi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000469:parasitology*; D004184:Dirofilariasis / Q000662:veterinary*; D007564:Japan; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000662:veterinary*; D001503:Ursidae / Q000469:parasitology*