Parasitology, Harold W. Manter Laboratory of
Date of this Version
7-1955
Abstract
The black bear, Ursus americanus Pallas, has been found to he an exceptionally good host for a common species of Diphyllobothrium, as evidenced by the large size attained by individual strobilae, and the duration of infections experimentally established. Since 1950, the writer has used at least five of these bears annually in the study of Diphyllobothrium spp. With the single exception reported herein, no adverse effect to the hosts has been recognized.
Comments
Published in Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington (July 1955) 22(2): 95-97.