EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INVADING PARASITE: DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM IN SYMPATRIC WAPIT...
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INVADING PARASITE: DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM IN SYMPATRIC WAPITI AND BEEF CATTLE IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA, CANADA
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Lawrence, KS: American Society of Parasitologists
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Lawrence, KS: American Society of Parasitologists
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Previous surveys of wild ungulates indicate that the liver fluke, Dicrocoelium dendriticum, was rare in the Cypress Hills area of southeastern Alberta. However, 41 of 59 wapiti (Cervus elaphus) sampled during the 2003 and 2004 hunting seasons from this region were infected, with 7 hosts containing >1,000 worms. Prevalence and mean intensity were si...
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AN INVADING PARASITE: DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM IN SYMPATRIC WAPITI AND BEEF CATTLE IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA, CANADA
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70707114
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_70707114
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0022-3395
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1937-2345
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10.1645/GE-1060R.1
