THE OCCURRENCE OF SETARIA IN REINDEER

THE OCCURRENCE OF SETARIA IN REINDEER

Setaria yehi Desset, 1966, is reported from domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus), maintained at College and Cantwell, Alaska. Microfilariae were present in blood from reindeer harboring S. yehi. Gross and microscopic findings in the infected animals revealed a low-grade peritonitis. Caribo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of wildlife diseases 1971-10, Vol.7 (4), p.242-245
Hauptverfasser: DIETERICH, ROBERT A, LUICK, JACK R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Alaska
Animals
Filariasis - epidemiology
Filariasis - pathology
Filariasis - veterinary
Reindeer
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Zusammenfassung:Setaria yehi Desset, 1966, is reported from domestic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus), maintained at College and Cantwell, Alaska. Microfilariae were present in blood from reindeer harboring S. yehi. Gross and microscopic findings in the infected animals revealed a low-grade peritonitis. Caribou, moose, dairy cows, goats, and dogs examined in the local areas were negative for microfilariae.
ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/0090-3558-7.4.242