First observation of Elaeophora schneideri Wehr and Dikmans, 1935 (Nematoda:Filariidae) in mule deer from Nebraska.

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  • R D McKown
  • M C Sterner
  • D W Oates
چکیده

Between November 2000 and November 2005, approximately 200 mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from western Nebraska were extensively examined for the presence of Elaeophora schneideri, Wehr and Dikmans, 1935; three adult E. schneideri were detected from three mule deer. This represents the first documented occurrence of E. schneideri from wild deer in Nebraska.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of wildlife diseases

دوره 43 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007