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1 April 1973 NEUROLOGIC DISEASE IN WAPITI NATURALLY INFECTED WITH MENINGEAL WORMS
JAMES W. CARPENTER, HELEN E. JORDAN, BILLY C. WARD
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Abstract

Four wapiti (Cervus canadensis) from Oklahoma which had shown clinical signs of neurologic disease were submitted for pathological examination. Both mature female and larval meningeal worms (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis Pryadko and Boev, 1971) were either observed in or recovered from the meninges and parenchyma of the brains. Lesions found in the brain of each wapiti included focal meningitis, perivascular cuffing, and focal gliosis; frequently these were associated with the meningeal worms. There appeared to be a direct correlation between the presence of meningeal worms and lesions observed histologically which resulted in neurologic disturbances in the wapiti.

CARPENTER, JORDAN, and WARD: NEUROLOGIC DISEASE IN WAPITI NATURALLY INFECTED WITH MENINGEAL WORMS
JAMES W. CARPENTER, HELEN E. JORDAN, and BILLY C. WARD "NEUROLOGIC DISEASE IN WAPITI NATURALLY INFECTED WITH MENINGEAL WORMS," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 9(2), 148-153, (1 April 1973). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-9.2.148
Received: 13 November 1972; Published: 1 April 1973
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