title: Demodicosis in a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) from Saskatchewan, Canada.
abstract: Infestation of deer with Demodex spp. mites has been described in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and in Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) in North America, as well as in four species of deer in Europe. We describe Demodex sp. infestation in an adult female mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) with skin lesions found dead near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. This is believed to be the first report of demodicosis in mule deer.
authors.affiliation: Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5B4 Canada.
authors.forename: Marie-Line
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gentes
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Proctor
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wobeser
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites; D012525:Saskatchewan / Q000453:epidemiology