The heads of 137 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were collected on the opening day of the 1996 Missouri (USA) firearms deer season and surveyed for the presence of meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis). Eighteen percent of the deer examined were infected. Mean intensity of infection was 2.0 (range 1–7). There were no significant differences of infection or mean intensity when deer were classified and compared according to sex or age class.
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1 July 2000
Parelaphostrongyliasis in White-tailed Deer in Missouri
Shawn M. Banks,
David C. Ashley
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 36 • No. 3
July 2000
Vol. 36 • No. 3
July 2000
meningeal worm
Parelaphostrongylus tenuis
survey
white-tailed deer