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      Spiculopteragia spiculoptera and S. asymmetrica (Nematoda: Trichostrongyloidea) from red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Texas.

      Journal of wildlife diseases
      Abomasum, parasitology, Animals, Deer, Female, Ivermectin, therapeutic use, Male, Random Allocation, Texas, Trichostrongyloidea, isolation & purification, Trichostrongyloidiasis, drug therapy, veterinary, Weaning

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          Specimens of Spiculopteragia spiculoptera and S. asymmetrica were recovered from the abomasa of five of ten naturally infected red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Texas (USA). Female specimens of Spiculopteragia were present in all five animals. Male specimens of S. spiculoptera and S. asymmetrica were present in one of five and three of five red deer, respectively. Spiculopteragia spiculoptera has not previously been recognized in the United States and the present report constitutes the first records of Spiculopteragia spp. in red deer from North America. It is likely that species of Spiculopteragia have been introduced to North America with the import of exotic cervids on several occasions. Focal populations of these nematodes have been established in North America; however, distribution of the parasites likely coincides with areas of residence of introduced populations of red deer and fallow deer (Cervus dama) in the Nearctic.

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