Giant Kidney Worms in Mink from New York: Prevalence, Distribution, and Health Implications

Giant Kidney Worms in Mink from New York: Prevalence, Distribution, and Health Implications

We examined 612 wild Neovison vison (Mink) carcasses collected during 1998–2002 from New York State for presence of Dioctophyme renale (Giant Kidney Worm). Twenty-three Mink (15 males and 8 females) contained the parasite in the right kidney. The percentage of infected Mink (3.8%) was considerably l...

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Veröffentlicht in:Northeastern naturalist 2010-06, Vol.17 (2), p.211-222
Hauptverfasser: Loukmas, Jefferey J, Mayack, David T, Richmond, Milo E
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age structure
Body weight
Dioctophyme renale
Environmental conservation
Environmental protection
Federal funding
Hydrology
Infections
Kidneys
Lakes
Mass spectrometry
Metals
Mink
Omentum
Parasites
Standard deviation
Worms
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Zusammenfassung:We examined 612 wild Neovison vison (Mink) carcasses collected during 1998–2002 from New York State for presence of Dioctophyme renale (Giant Kidney Worm). Twenty-three Mink (15 males and 8 females) contained the parasite in the right kidney. The percentage of infected Mink (3.8%) was considerably lower than was found in Ontario (48%) and Minnesota (27%), but higher than in Manitoba (1%) and North Dakota (
ISSN:1092-6194
1938-5307
DOI:10.1656/045.017.0204