1.
J Wildl Dis
; 16(2): 225-8, 1980 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7431520
ABSTRACT
The occurrence of Dirofilaria immitis in gray fox (Urocyon cineroargenteus) was determined by gross examination, blood samples, and filtered tissue sediments in a sampling of 149 gray foxes taken from Alabama and Georgia during the 1977-78 trapping season. Microfilariae were not found in blood samples obtained from 24 of these gray foxes. Three of 82 male foxes (3.7%) and 1 of 67 female foxes (1.5%) were infected with heartworm. D. immitis rate of infection was 1 of 19 (5.3%) and 3 of 130 (2.3%), respectively, in juvenile and adult gray foxes. Single sex infections with D. immitis occurred in 4 of the 6 foxes, with a maximum nematode burden of approximately eight. Two other infected foxes were encountered separate from this study.
Subject(s)
Dirofilariasis/veterinary , Foxes/parasitology , Alabama , Animals , Dirofilariasis/epidemiology , Dirofilariasis/parasitology , Female , Georgia , Heart/parasitology , Male
2.
J Am Dent Assoc
; 87(2): 258-9, 1973 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4577972