Occurrence of the Giant Kidney Worm (<i>Dioctophyma renale</i>) in Long-Tailed Weasels (<i>Mustela frenata</i>) from Pennsylvania-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Occurrence of the Giant Kidney Worm (Dioctophyma renale) in Long-Tailed Weasels (Mustela frenata) from Pennsylvania

Published:2013-06-01 Issue:1 Volume:87 Page:50-52
ISSN:1044-6753
Container-title:Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science
language:en
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Author:

Kauffman James C.¹,Harle Kimberly K.¹,Swallow Matthew J.¹,Huffman Jane E.¹

Affiliation:

1. Northeast Wildlife DNA Laboratory, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301, U.S.A.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Three adult giant kidney worms (Dioctophyma renale) were found in the right kidneys of two male long-tailed weasels (Mustela frenata) from Pike County, Pennsylvania. At necropsy, both weasels showed no clinical signs of decreased fitness. The right kidneys of both animals were enlarged and contained nematodes. This is the first described infection of long-tailed weasels by giant kidney worms in Pennsylvania. A more thorough investigation of long-tailed weasels across their range is recommended to determine prevalence rates of this parasite and potential impacts on weasel populations.

Publisher

The Pennsylvania State University Press

Link

https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/pa-academy-of-science/article-pdf/87/1/50/1328314/jpennacadscie_87_1_50.pdf

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