In 2017, a male elk (Cervus canadensis) was found dead in Pennsylvania, US. The elk was in poor nutritional condition and had alopecia and ulcerative dermatitis throughout the neck and dorsum region associated with severe Dermacentor albipictus infestations. Histologically, there was severe chronic-active dermatitis with hyperkeratosis and crust formation.
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6 January 2020
Winter Tick (Dermacentor albipictus)–Associated Dermatitis in a Wild Elk (Cervus canadensis) in Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Calvente,
Nicole Chinnici,
Justin Brown,
Jeremiah E. Banfield,
Jason W. Brooks,
Michael J. Yabsley
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 56 • No. 1
January 2020
Vol. 56 • No. 1
January 2020