Tick Paralysis in a Red Wolf

Arthur B. Beyer; Mark Grossman

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-33.4.900

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1 October 1997 Tick Paralysis in a Red Wolf

Arthur B. Beyer, Mark Grossman

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 33(4):900-902 (1997). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-33.4.900

Abstract

A free-ranging male red wolf (Canis rufus) in North Carolina (USA), exhibiting paresis, anorexia and heavy tick infection was diagnosed with tick paralysis. The wolf recovered completely following the removal of all ticks. This is the first record of tick paralysis in the red wolf.

Beyer and Grossman: Tick Paralysis in a Red Wolf

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Arthur B. Beyer and Mark Grossman "Tick Paralysis in a Red Wolf," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 33(4), 900-902, (1 October 1997). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-33.4.900

Received: 23 August 1996; Published: 1 October 1997

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