title: Filaria taxideae in striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) of Colorado, USA, and commonly associated filarial dermatitis.
abstract: During 2007-09, we necropsied striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) from Colorado, USA. Eight of 51 (16%) had severe infections with the subcutaneous filarid nematode Filaria taxideae, and four of the infected skunks (50%) had dermatitis that was histologically associated with parasite ova in the skin.
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Laura E R
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Laurie A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Baeten
authors.forename: Brett T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Ivy K
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: LeVan
authors.forename: Lora R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Ballweber
authors.forename: Lisa L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wolfe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003120:Colorado / Q000453:epidemiology; D005368:Filariasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012889:Mephitidae / Q000469:parasitology*