Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (Nematoda) and Fascioloides magna (Trematoda) in moose of southeastern Manitoba

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Lankester, Murray W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1974
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Dougherty; Alces alces
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z74-027; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z74-027

Neurologic disease caused by the meningeal worm, Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (Dougherty 1945), is reported in moose of southeastern Manitoba, where the ranges of moose (Alces alces) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) overlap. Moose of this area are also infected commonly with the large Am...