Spiculopteragia spiculoptera and S. asymmetrica (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea) from Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) in Texas

Specimens of Spiculopteragia spiculoptera and S. asymmetrica were recovered from the abomasa of five of ten naturally infected red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Texas (USA). Female specimens of Spiculopteragia were present in all five animals. Male specimens of S. spiculoptera and S. asymmetrica were pre...

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Published inJournal of wildlife diseases Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 512 - 515
Main Authors Rickard, Lora G., Hoberg, Eric P., Allen, Nancy M., Zimmerman, Gary L., Craig, Thomas M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wildlife Disease Association 01.07.1993
Wildlife Dis Assoc
Subjects
ABOMASO
ABOMASUM
Abomasum - parasitology
Animals
CAILLETTE
CERF ROUGE
Cervus elaphus
CIERVO ROJO
Deer - parasitology
ESPECE
ESPECIES
Female
INTRODUCED VARIETIES
Ivermectin - therapeutic use
Male
NEMATODA
PARASITE
PARASITES
PARASITOS
Random Allocation
RED DEER
SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
SPECIES
Spiculopteragia asymmetrica
Spiculopteragia spiculoptera
TEXAS
Trichostrongyloidea
Trichostrongyloidea - isolation & purification
Trichostrongyloidiasis - drug therapy
Trichostrongyloidiasis - parasitology
Trichostrongyloidiasis - veterinary
VARIEDADES NATURALIZADAS
VARIETE INTRODUITE
Weaning
Texas
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Summary:Specimens of Spiculopteragia spiculoptera and S. asymmetrica were recovered from the abomasa of five of ten naturally infected red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Texas (USA). Female specimens of Spiculopteragia were present in all five animals. Male specimens of S. spiculoptera and S. asymmetrica were present in one of five and three of five red deer, respectively. Spiculopteragia spiculoptera has not previously been recognized in the United States and the present report constitutes the first records of Spiculopteragia spp. in red deer from North America. It is likely that species of Spiculopteragia have been introduced to North America with the import of exotic cervids on several occasions. Focal populations of these nematodes have been established in North America; however, distribution of the parasites likely coincides with areas of residence of introduced populations of red deer and fallow deer (Cervus dama) in the Nearctic.
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ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/0090-3558-29.3.512