Parelaphostrongylus tenuis
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parelaphostrongylus-tenuis-248-17055537
title:
Parelaphostrongylus tenuis
text:
Parelaphostrongylus tenuis is a neurotropic nematode parasite common to white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, which causes damage to the central nervous system. Moose, elk, caribou, mule deer, and others are also susceptible to the parasite, but are aberrant hosts and are infected in neurological instead of meningeal tissue. The frequency of infection in these species increases dramatically when their ranges overlap high densities of white-tailed deer. The lifecycle begins in infected menin
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description:
Species of roundworm
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parelaphostrongylus_tenuis
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date modified:
2024-04-22T17:21:57Z
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