TY - T1 - Epidemiology of the lymphatic-dwelling filarioid nematode Rumenfilaria andersoni in free-ranging moose (Alces alces) and other cervids of North America SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/212604 T3 - A1 - Grunenwald, Caroline M.; Carstensen, Michelle; Hildebrand, Erik; Elam, Jacob; Laaksonen, Sauli; Oksanen, Antti; Gerhold, Richard W. A2 - PB - Y1 - 2016 LA - eng AB - Background: Moose (Alces alces) are a culturally and economically valued species in Minnesota, where the northeast population has decreased by 60 % since 2006. The cause of the decline is currently unclear; however, parasites, predation, and climate change have all been implicated. Nematode parasites are important pathogens in North American moose, potentially causing severe disease and mortality. Recent spread of Rumenfilaria andersoni, a filarioid nematode of moose, has been documented in Finn... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Rumenfilaria andersoni; Cervids; Lymphatic filariasis; Bioinvasion; Parasite translocation; Moose (Alces alces); White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus); WHITE-TAILED DEER; NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA; ELAEOPHOROSIS; MAMMALOGISTS; GUIDELINES; HELMINTHS; PARASITES; REINDEER; PRIMERS; FINLAND; 1183 Plant biology, microbiology, virology; 413 Veterinary science N1 - PP - ER -