The moose throat bot fly Cephenemyia ulrichii larvae (Diptera: Oestridae) found developing in roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) for the first time

Abstract About fifty larvae of Cephenemyia ulrichii Brauer (Diptera: Oestridae), some of them nearly full-grown third instars, were found in the throat of a roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) in June 2007 near Helsinki in Finland. The parasite is considered to be host specific, occurring only in the m...

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Published in:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Main Authors: Oksanen Antti, Isomursu Marja, Nilssen Arne C
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008
Subjects:
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
The Throat
Alces alces
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-50-14
https://doaj.org/article/43c3eed2c51f4e309f982f88cbe76102
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Summary:Abstract About fifty larvae of Cephenemyia ulrichii Brauer (Diptera: Oestridae), some of them nearly full-grown third instars, were found in the throat of a roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) in June 2007 near Helsinki in Finland. The parasite is considered to be host specific, occurring only in the moose ( Alces alces ), and this paper is apparently the first report of a successful infestation in an aberrant host.

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