| trichinella infection in wildlife of the southwestern united states. | several potential mammalian reservoirs of sylvatic species of trichinella were examined from texas, new mexico, and arizona. during 1998-99, tongues were collected from a black bear (ursus americanus) in arizona; from 9 black bears, a coyote (canis latrans), and a mountain lion (felis concolor) in new mexico; and from 154 coyotes, 32 raccoons (procyon lotor), 13 opossums (didelphis marsupialis), 4 ocelots (leopardus pardalis), 3 bobcats (lynx rufus), and 5 feral hogs (sus scrofa) in southern tex ... | 2001 | 11695403 |
| isolation and characterization of new genetic types of toxoplasma gondii and prevalence of trichinella murrelli from black bear (ursus americanus). | black bears (ursus americanus) are hosts for two important zoonotic parasites, toxoplasma gondii and trichinella spp. and bears are hunted for human consumption in the usa. little is known of the genetic diversity of t. gondii circulating in wildlife. in the present study, antibodies to t. gondii were found in juice from tongues of 17 (25.7%) of 66 wild black bear from maryland during the hunting season of 2010 and 2011. antibodies to t. gondii were assessed by the modified agglutination test. t ... | 2013 | 23537944 |