title: Parelaphostrongylus tenuis in New Brunswick: the parasite in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and moose (Alces alces).
abstract: Research was initiated in 1983 to investigate the ecology of Parelaphostrongylus tenuis in New Brunswick. The objectives were to determine the prevalence and intensity of infection in white-tailed deer, and to determine whether or not moose feces contained first stage larvae, signifying the completion of the life cycle of P. tenuis in this host. Forty-nine percent of deer pellet samples were positive and 60% of deer heads contained adults of P. tenuis. None of the moose pellet samples contained first stage larvae.
authors: Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada.
authors: S M
authors: SM
authors: Upshall
authors: M D
authors: MD
authors: Burt
authors: T G
authors: TG
authors: Dilworth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009509:New Brunswick; D013045:Species Specificity; D013320:Strongyloidea