title: Evidence of Oxyspirura petrowi in migratory songbirds found in the rolling plains of West Texas, USA.
abstract: Three Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) and one Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) from the Rolling Plains of Texas, USA were sampled for eyeworms in September 2013. All four birds were infected with the eyeworm Oxyspirura petrowi.
authors.affiliation: 1  The Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Box 41163, Lubbock, Texas 79409-1163, USA.
authors.forename: Nicholas R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Dunham
authors.forename: Ronald J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kendall
mesh_terms: D025041:Animal Migration; D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D020308:Songbirds; D017174:Spirurida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013781:Texas / Q000453:epidemiology