A molecular assessment of Ostertagia leptospicularis and Spiculopteragia asymmetrica among wild fallow deer in Northern Ireland and implications for false detection of livestock-associated species

• Published in: Parasites & vectors Vol. 17; no. 1; p. 141
• Main Authors: Lyons, Maggie, Brown, Tony L., Lahuerta-Marin, Angela, Morgan, Eric. R., Airs, Paul M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 18.03.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Anthelmintic agents; anthelmintics; Antiparasitic agents; Associated species; Asymmetry; benzimidazole; Benzimidazole resistance; Benzimidazoles; Beta-tubulin; Cattle; Cervus dama; Correspondence; Dama dama; Deer; Disease transmission; Distribution; Environmental aspects; Fallow deer; Gastrointestinal nematodes; genes; Genetic resources; Haemonchus contortus; Health aspects; Identification and classification; Infections; Livestock; Livestock grazing; Molecular diagnostics; Nematoda; Nematodes; Northern Ireland; Nucleotide sequence; Ostertagia leptospicularis; Ostertagia ostertagi; Parasites; pastures; Pathogens; PCR; Phylogenetics; polymerase chain reaction; Populations; risk; Risk factors; Roundworm infections; Sequence analysis; Sequencing; Sheep; Species; Spiculopteragia; Teladorsagia; Trichostrongylus axei; Tubulin; Wildlife; Ireland; United Kingdom > UK; Northern Ireland; United States > US; Molecular diagnostics; Benzimidazole resistance; Gastrointestinal nematodes; PCR; Beta-tubulin

Wild deer populations utilizing livestock grazing areas risk cross-species transmission of gastrointestinal nematode parasites (GINs), including GINs with anthelmintic resistance (AR) traits. Wild deer have been shown to carry problematic GIN species such as Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus...