| echinococcus multilocularis identified in indiana, ohio, and east-central illinois. | echinococcus multilocularis was identified in a coyote in indiana in january 1990. subsequently, 300 wild canids (red foxes, gray foxes, coyotes) were collected from indiana, ohio, illinois, michigan, and kentucky and examined for this parasite. of these, 41 (13.7%) were infected with e. multilocularis. infected animals were from northern and central indiana, northwestern ohio, and east-central illinois. twenty-nine of 162 (17.9%) animals from northern and central indiana were positive, versus 0 ... | 1993 | 8459347 |
| toxoplasma gondii antibodies in naturally exposed wild coyotes, red foxes, and gray foxes and serologic diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in red foxes fed t. gondii oocysts and tissue cysts. | antibodies to toxoplasma gondii were determined in sera from 222 coyotes (canis latrans), 283 red foxes (vulpes vulpes), and 97 gray foxes (urocyon cinereoargenteus) from indiana, kentucky, michigan, and ohio during 1990-1993. sera were examined in 1:25, 1:100, and 1:500 dilutions by the modified direct agglutination test (mat) with formalinized whole tachyzoites plus mercaptoethanol. antibodies were found in 131 (59.0%) of 222 coyotes, 243 (85.9%) of 283 red foxes, and 73 (75.3%) of 97 gray fox ... | 1999 | 10219302 |
| genetic characterization of sarcoptes scabiei from black bears (ursus americanus) and other hosts in eastern united states. | since the early 1990s there has been an increase in the number of cases and geographic expansion of severe mange in the black bear (ursus americanus) population in pennsylvania. although there are 3 species of mites associated with mange in bears, sarcoptes scabiei has been identified as the etiologic agent in these pennsylvania cases. historically s. scabiei-associated mange in bears has been uncommon and sporadic although it is widespread and relatively common in canid populations. to better u ... | 2017 | 28639466 |
| ixodid ticks on the coyote and gray fox at land between the lakes, kentucky-tennessee, and implications for tick dispersal. | | 1988 | 3357174 |