Evidence of Parelaphostrongylus tenuis infections in free-ranging elk (Cervus elaphus) in southern Ontario.
The antemortem detection of a Parelaphostrongylus tenuis infection in a free-ranging wild elk (Cervus elaphus) in southern Ontario is documented. Postmortems on other free-ranging elk that died during 2000-2005 indicated that 59% (17/29) were infected with P. tenuis, based on presence of lesions in the brain.
Trent University, Watershed Ecosystems Graduate Program, Science Complex, DNA Building, 2140 East Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario.
Terese
T
McIntosh
Rick
R
Rosatte
Doug
D
Campbell
Kate
K
Welch
Dominique
D
Fournier
Maria
M
Spinato
Oladele
O
Ogunremi
D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D017206:Strongylida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000662:veterinary*; D013320:Strongyloidea / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000909:Antibodies, Helminth