Otterly diverse - A high diversity of Dracunculus species (Spirurida: Dracunculoidea) in North American river otters (Lontra canadensis)

Otterly diverse - A high diversity of Dracunculus species (Spirurida: Dracunculoidea) in North American river otters (Lontra canadensis)

The genus Dracunculus contains numerous species of subcutaneous parasites of mammals and reptiles. In North America, there are at least three mammal-infecting species of Dracunculus. Reports of Dracunculus infections have been reported from river otters (Lontra canadensis) since the early 1900s; how...

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Main Authors: Michael J. Yabsley, Kayla B. Garrett, Alec T. Thompson, Erin K. Box, Madeline R. Giner, Ellen Haynes, Heather Barron, Renata M. Schneider, Sarah M. Coker, James C. Beasley, Ernest J. Borchert, Renn Tumlison, Allison Surf, Casey G. Dukes, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Justin D. Brown, Liandrie Swanepoel, Christopher A. Cleveland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-04-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Subjects:
Guinea worm
Mustelid
North America
Subcutaneous parasite
Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221322442400018X

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