Abstract
The meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tennis) was found in 22 (7%) of 300 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) (257 adults, 43 fawns) examined from Nebraska (USA) during November 1996. None of 53 mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) (47 adults and 6 fawns) examined were infected. Twenty-two white-tailed deer from 18 counties in eastern Nebraska were infected with Parelaphostrongylus tennis. This is the first record of P. tennis in white-tailed deer from this state.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 101-104 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of wildlife diseases |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1999 |
Keywords
- Meningeal worm
- Mule deer
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Parelaphostrongylus tennis
- Survey
- White-tailed deer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Ecology