During 2007–09, we necropsied striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) from Colorado, USA. Eight of 51 (16%) had severe infections with the subcutaneous filarid nematode Filaria taxideae, and four of the infected skunks (50%) had dermatitis that was histologically associated with parasite ova in the skin.
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1 July 2013
Filaria taxideae in Striped Skunks (Mephitis mephitis) of Colorado, USA, and Commonly Associated Filarial Dermatitis
Karen A. Fox,
Laura E. R. Martin,
Laurie A. Baeten,
Brett T. Webb,
Ivy K. LeVan,
Lora R. Ballweber,
Lisa L. Wolfe
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 49 • No. 3
July 2013
Vol. 49 • No. 3
July 2013