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.
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1 October 1997
Tick Paralysis in a Red Wolf
Arthur B. Beyer,
Mark Grossman
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 33 • No. 4
October 1997
Vol. 33 • No. 4
October 1997
Cants rufus
case report
ixodid ticks
red wolf
reintroduction
tick paralysis