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1 July 2003 Parasitic Helminths and Arthropods of Coyotes (Canis latrans) from Florida, U.S.A
Garry W. Foster, Martin B. Main, John M. Kinsella, Lisa M. Dixon, Scott P. Terrell, Donald J. Forrester
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Abstract

Twenty-six coyotes (Canis latrans) collected in Florida, U.S.A., were examined for parasites. Nine species of helminths (1 trematode, 1 cestode, 6 nematodes, and 1 acanthocephalan), 1 species of biting louse, and 2 species of ticks were identified. Dirofilaria immitis (43%), Ancylostoma caninum (33%), Physaloptera rara (29%), and Taenia pisiformis (24%) were the most prevalent helminths. Macracanthorhynchus ingens is reported from coyotes for the first time, and Spirocerca lupi is reported in coyotes from Florida for the first time. Ectoparasites collected included the biting louse Trichodectes canis and the ticks Amblyomma maculatum and Dermacentor variabilis. A coyote infected with 66 Di. immitis had evidence of chronic pulmonary arteritis and medial hypertrophy of pulmonary aterioles.

Garry W. Foster, Martin B. Main, John M. Kinsella, Lisa M. Dixon, Scott P. Terrell, and Donald J. Forrester "Parasitic Helminths and Arthropods of Coyotes (Canis latrans) from Florida, U.S.A," Comparative Parasitology 70(2), 162-166, (1 July 2003). https://doi.org/10.1654/4081
Published: 1 July 2003
KEYWORDS
Amblyomma maculatum
Ancylostoma caninum
Arthropods
Canis latrans
coyote
Dermacentor variabilis
Dirofilaria immitis
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