title: Parelaphostrongyliasis in white-tailed deer in Missouri.
abstract: The heads of 137 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were collected on the opening day of the 1996 Missouri (USA) fire-arms deer season and surveyed for the presence of meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis). Eighteen percent of the deer examined were infected. Mean intensity of infection was 2.0 (range 1-7). There were no significant differences of infection or mean intensity when deer were classified and compared according to sex or age class.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Missouri Western State College, St. Joseph 64507, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Banks
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Ashley
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008681:Metastrongyloidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008923:Missouri / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D017678:Sex Distribution; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*