Warble infestations by Hypoderma tarandi (Diptera; Oestridae) recorded for the first time in West Greenland muskoxen☆

•Warble larvae were found in 16 of 424 muskoxen examined post-mortem in Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland in February.•Sequencing PCR products identified the larvae as Hypoderma tarandi.•Infestation by oestrid flies has not previously been reported in muskoxen in West Greenland.•Second-instar developmen...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Main Authors: Samuelsson, Fredrik, Nejsum, Peter, Raundrup, Katrine, Hansen, Tina Vicky Alstrup, Kapel, Christian Moliin Outzen
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013
Subjects:
Brief Report
Greenland
Kangerlussuaq
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3862539
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2013.06.001
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Summary:•Warble larvae were found in 16 of 424 muskoxen examined post-mortem in Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland in February.•Sequencing PCR products identified the larvae as Hypoderma tarandi.•Infestation by oestrid flies has not previously been reported in muskoxen in West Greenland.•Second-instar development of H. tarandi larvae in muskoxen.

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