Cerebral Larva Migrans Caused by Baylisascaris spp. in a Free-ranging North American Porcupine ( Erethizon dorsatum ).
A free-ranging North American porcupine ( Erethizon dorsatum ) from Utah, US, exhibited neurologic symptoms and was submitted for necropsy. Histologic examination of the brain revealed severe encephalitis with an intralesional nematode larva consistent with Baylisascaris spp. Neurologic larva migrans had not been reported in free-ranging porcupines, or from wildlife in Utah.
1 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, 1594 W North Temple, Suite 2110, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116, USA;
Annette
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Roug
2 School of Veterinary Medicine and Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Utah State University, 950 E, 1400 North, Logan, Utah 84341, USA;
Chad S
CS
Clancy
1 Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, 1594 W North Temple, Suite 2110, Salt Lake City, Utah 84116, USA;
Cassie
C
Detterich
2 School of Veterinary Medicine and Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Utah State University, 950 E, 1400 North, Logan, Utah 84341, USA;
Arnaud J
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Van Wettere
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D017191:Ascaridida Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001199:Ascaridoidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007815:Larva Migrans / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D046328:Porcupines