Survey of Fascioloides magna in farmed wapiti in Alberta.
The formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation procedure was used to detect ova of the giant liver fluke, Fascioloides magna, in feces of farmed wapiti in Alberta. Twenty (3.2%) of the 629 fecal samples examined contained ova of F. magna. Thirteen (33.3%) of the 39 farms surveyed had wapiti positive for F. magna. The presence of F. magna in farmed wapiti north of the North Saskatchewan River is confirmed, and 3 areas where the infection has become endemic are identified.
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Alberta Agriculture, Animal Health Laboratories Branch, Edmonton.
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D000416:Alberta; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D005212:Fasciolidae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000662:veterinary*