Transuterine infection by Baylisascaris transfuga: Neurological migration and fatal debilitation in sibling moose calves (Alces alces gigas) from Alaska

Larval Baylisascaris nematodes (L3), resulting from transuterine infection and neural migration, were discovered in the cerebrum of sibling moose calves (Alces alces gigas) near 1–3 days in age from Alaska. We provide the first definitive identification, linking morphology, biogeography, and molecul...

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Main Authors: Eric P. Hoberg, Kathleen Burek-Huntington, Kimberlee Beckmen, Lauren E. Camp, Steven A. Nadler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224418300440