Defining parasite biodiversity at high latitudes of North America: new host and geographic records for Onchocerca cervipedis (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) in moose and caribou

BACKGROUND: Onchocerca cervipedis is a filarioid nematode of cervids reported from Central America to boreal regions of North America. It is found primarily in subcutaneous tissues of the legs, and is more commonly known as ‘legworm’. Blackflies are intermediate hosts and transmit larvae to ungulate...

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Autores principales: Verocai, Guilherme G, Lejeune, Manigandan, Beckmen, Kimberlee B, Kashivakura, Cyntia K, Veitch, Alasdair M, Popko, Richard A, Fuentealba, Carmen, Hoberg, Eric P, Kutz, Susan J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3507900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23110962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-242

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3507900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23110962
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-242

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