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Tongue has higher larval burden of Trichinella spp. than diaphragm in wolverines (Gulo gulo).
Veterinary parasitology - 15 Apr 2018
Sharma Rajnish, Harms N Jane, Kukka Piia M, Parker Sarah E, Gajadhar Alvin A, Jung Thomas S, Jenkins Emily J
Abstract excerpt
Trichinella is an important zoonotic parasite found in a range of wildlife species harvested for food and fur in Canada. We compared larval intensity from tongue and diaphragm, the best predilection sites in other animal species, from naturally infected, wild wolverines (Gulo gulo) (n = 95). Muscle larvae of Trichinella spp. were recovered by the pepsin/HCl artificial digestion method (gold standard) using double...
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