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Diet of a threatened rattlesnake (eastern massasauga) revealed by DNA metabarcoding
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 4, April 2023., 2023 We applied a DNA metabarcoding approach to study the diet of the threatened eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus). We identified at least 12 different prey species, with eastern massasaugas exhibiting opportunistic feeding and a strong preference towards small mammals.
Alyssa Swinehart +5 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2017 A total of 10 species of Baylisascaris, a genus of ascaridoid nematodes, occur worldwide and 6 of them occur in the New World. Most of the Baylisascaris species have a similar life cycle with carnivorous mammals or marsupials serving as definitive hosts ...
Sarah G.H. Sapp +6 more
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Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 5, Issue 2, February 2023., 2023 Wildlife trade is a multibillion‐dollar industry and is also largely fueled by the demand for exotic pets. We document, in Japan, the recent exotic pet café phenomenon, and recorded 3793 individuals belonging to 419 different species present in these cafés including many threatened species and several Convention on International Trade in Endangered ...
Marie Sigaud +2 more
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International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2018 Larval Baylisascaris nematodes (L3), resulting from transuterine infection and neural migration, were discovered in the cerebrum of sibling moose calves (Alces alces gigas) near 1–3 days in age from Alaska. We provide the first definitive identification,
Eric P. Hoberg +4 more
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Veterinary Sciences, 2022 This research described the co-infection prevalence of endoparasites in Tremartus ornatus and domestic animals in the rural high mountains of Colombia by copro-parasitological examination.
Paula Tatiana Zárate Rodriguez +2 more
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Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin, 2021 Baylisascaris procyonis or raccoon roundworm is present in over 90 percent of raccoons in some North American populations. While asymptomatic in raccoons, this parasite may affect other wildlife, domestic animals, and humans and has devastating health implications. This article provides information on B.
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Geographic Distribution of Raccoon Roundworm, Baylisascaris procyonis, Germany and Luxembourg
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020 Infestation with Baylisascaris procyonis, a gastrointestinal nematode of the raccoon, can cause fatal disease in humans. We found that the parasite is widespread in central Germany and can pose a public health risk. The spread of B.
Mike Heddergott +18 more
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Thermal Death Point of Baylisascaris procyonis Eggs
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2007 To the Editor: In the past 20 years, Baylisascaris procyonis, the common intestinal roundworm of raccoons, has increasingly been recognized as a source of severe human neurologic disease that particularly affects children (1,2). Although human baylisascariasis appears to be rare, the devastating neurologic disease caused by this infection and the lack ...
Shira C. Shafir +6 more
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Would Ancylostoma caninum be one of the agents of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (D.U.S.N) in Brazil? [PDF]
, 2001 The autors present a confirmed case of diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis (D.U.S.N.) with identification of the worm in a 6-year-old child with symptoms of cutaneous larva migrans, as well as analysis of 7 other cases of D.U.S.N.
Casella, Antônio Marcelo Barbante +5 more
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The mitochondrial genome of Parascaris univalens - implications for a “forgotten” parasite [PDF]
, 2014 © Jabbar et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014 This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/
Briscoe, AG +8 more
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