Fascioloidiasis in game-ranched elk from Montana.
The distribution of Fascioloides magna in game-ranched elk and the potential for spread of the parasite through movement of infected animals was examined in Montana (USA). Fecal samples (n = 448) collected from captive elk on 29 game ranches were examined for eggs of F. magna by fecal sedimentation. Eggs were detected in elk on 5 ranches. This suggests that F. magna has been translocated by infected game-ranched elk. The wide distribution of snail intermediate hosts for F. magna in Montana indicates a potential to spread the parasite to other captive cervids domestic livestock or free-ranging wildlife.
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Montana State University-Bozeman 59717-3610, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D005213:Fascioloidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009009:Montana / Q000453:epidemiology