Worley D E
J Wildl Dis. 1975 Oct;11(4):486-8. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-11.4.486.
Seventy-four moose, 111 elk, 20 mule deer, 8 white-tailed deer, 26 prong-horn antelope, 42 domestic sheep and 3 bighorn sheep from Montana or northwestern Wyoming were examined post-mortem for evidence of Elaeophora schneideri infection in 1973-74. Fifteen percent of the mule deer and four percent of the moose were positive for adult arterial worms. This constitutes the first report of E. schneideri in mule deer in Montana. No gross signs of blindness or other neurologic disorder were evident in the infected animals. Potential horsefly intermediate hosts collected in the enzootic area included Hybomitra rhombica osburni, H. tetrica, H. metabola, Chrysops noctifer pertinax and Atylotus incisuralis.
1973年至1974年期间，对来自蒙大拿州或怀俄明州西北部的74头驼鹿、111头麋鹿、20头骡鹿、8头白尾鹿、26头叉角羚、42头家羊和3头大角羊进行了尸检，以寻找施氏 Elaeophora感染的证据。15%的骡鹿和4%的驼鹿成年动脉蠕虫检测呈阳性。这是蒙大拿州骡鹿感染施氏 Elaeophora的首次报告。在受感染的动物中没有明显的失明或其他神经紊乱的肉眼可见症状。在该地方病流行区采集的潜在马蝇中间宿主包括菱形奥斯本原蝇、粗毛原蝇、变形原蝇、夜行金蝇指名亚种和切缘阿蒂罗蝇。
