First Observation of Elaeophora schneideri Wehr and Dikmans, 1935 (Nematoda:Filariidae) in Mule Deer from Nebraska

Authors

R. D. McKnown, Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center
M. C. Sterner, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
D. W. Oates, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Date of this Version

2007

Comments

Published in Journal of Wildlife Diseases (2007) 43(1): 142-144. Copyright 2007, Wildlife Disease Association.

Abstract

Between November 2000 and November 2005, approximately 200 mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and whitetailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from western Nebraska were extensively examined for the presence of Elaeophora schneideri, Wehr and Dikmans, 1935; three adult E. schneideri were detected from three mule deer. This represents the first documented occurrence of E. schneideri from wild deer in Nebraska.