title: Toxocara vitulorum in a bison (Bison bison) herd from western Canada.
abstract: The discovery of the parasite Toxocara vitulorum in bison calves in the province of Manitoba, Canada is discussed. This parasite is more commonly found in the small intestines of bovid calves living in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. This is the first time that Toxocara vitulorum has been reported from hosts in Canada.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5B4, Canada. murray.woodbury@usask.ca
authors.forename: Murray R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Woodbury
authors.forename: Shelagh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Copeland
authors.forename: Brent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Champika
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernando
authors.forename: Janet E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clemence
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D016164:Bison / Q000469:parasitology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D008350:Manitoba / Q000453:epidemiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D014119:Toxocara / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014120:Toxocariasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology