Geographic Distribution of the Muscle-Dwelling Nematode Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei in North America, Using Molecular Identification of First-Stage Larvae

• Main Authors: Jenkins, Emily J., Appleyard, Greg D., Hoberg, Eric P., Rosenthal, Benjamin M., Kutz, Susan J., Veitch, Alasdair M., Schwantje, Helen M., Elkin, Brett T., Polley, Lydden
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2005
• Subjects: Parasitology; Arctic; Yukon; Northwest Territories; Canada; British Columbia; Rangifer tarandus; Alaska
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/parasitologyfacpubs/335

Molecular identification of dorsal-spined larvae (DSL) from fecal samples indicates that the protostrongylid parasite Parelaphostrongylus odocoilei occupies a broader geographic range in western North America than has been previously reported. We analyzed 2,124 fecal samples at 29 locations from thi...