First observation of Elaeophora schneideri Wehr and Dikmans, 1935 (Nematoda:Filariidae) in mule deer from Nebraska.
Between November 2000 and November 2005, approximately 200 mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from western Nebraska were extensively examined for the presence of Elaeophora schneideri, Wehr and Dikmans, 1935; three adult E. schneideri were detected from three mule deer. This represents the first documented occurrence of E. schneideri from wild deer in Nebraska.
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Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center, Clay Center, Nebraska 68933, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary; D005368:Filariasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005370:Filarioidea / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D009329:Nebraska / Q000453:epidemiology