A Survey of Trichinella spiralis in Wild Carnivores in Southwestern Quebec
In 1982-1983, 144 muscle samples from 11 different species of wild carnivores from southwestern Quebec, Canada, were examined for the presence of Trichinella spiralis larvae, using direct microscopic examination and the peptic digestion method. Two red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) (out of 29) and one pine...
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1985
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| Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1680085 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17422546 |
| Summary: | In 1982-1983, 144 muscle samples from 11 different species of wild carnivores from southwestern Quebec, Canada, were examined for the presence of Trichinella spiralis larvae, using direct microscopic examination and the peptic digestion method. Two red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) (out of 29) and one pine marten (Martes americana) (out of 56) were found positive, giving a 2.1% prevalence for the whole sample. |
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