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Title
A Nearctic parasite in a Palearctic host - Parelaphostrongylus andersoni (Nematoda; Protostrongylidae) infecting semi-domesticated reindeer in Alaska
Author(s)
Verocai, G.G., Lejeune, M., Finstad, G. L., and S.J. Kutz
Published
2013
Publisher
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Abstract
Parelaphostrongylus andersoni is a muscle-dwelling nematode that infects caribou and white-tailed deer across North America, and can cause significant muscular and pulmonary pathology in these species. This paper provides the first report of P. andersoni in a herd of introduced reindeer from Seward Peninsula, Alaska, USA, and discuss the broader significance of host movements and colonization in ungulates of North America.
Full Citation
Verocai, G.G., Lejeune, M., Finstad, G. L., and S.J. Kutz. 2013. A Nearctic parasite in a Palearctic host: Parelaphostrongylus andersoni (Nematoda; Protostrongylidae) infecting semi-domesticated reindeer in Alaska. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 2: 119-123.
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