| endoparasites and selected infectious agents in bobcats (felis rufus) from west virginia and georgia. | a total of 143 bobcats (felis rufus) from west virginia and 10 bobcats from georgia was examined for parasites and selected infectious agents. a total of 31 species of parasites was recovered including 1 protozoan, 1 trematode, 4 cestodes, 1 acanthocephalan and 24 nematodes. results indicate bobcats are important definitive hosts for sarcocystis sp. and toxoplasma gondii. thirteen species (paragonimus kellicotti, spirometra mansonoides, taenia macrocystis, t. rileyi, capillaria putorii, toxascar ... | 1981 | 6802988 |
| distribution, prevalence, and genetic characterization of baylisascaris procyonis in selected areas of georgia. | baylisascaris procyonis is an intestinal nematode of raccoons (procyon lotor) that can cause fatal larval migrans in numerous species of birds and mammals, including humans. although this parasite has historically been absent in the southeastern united states, it has been found in isolated regions in the appalachian mountains and was recently documented in dekalb county, georgia. the first objective of the current study was to investigate the distribution and prevalence of b. procyonis in select ... | 2010 | 21158622 |