Snyder D E, Hamir A N, Nettles V F, Rupprecht C E
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Auburn, Alabama 36831.
J Wildl Dis. 1989 Oct;25(4):629. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-25.4.629.
A single adult male river otter (Lutra canadensis) from Louisiana was found naturally infected with Dirofilaria immitis. One adult male nematode was found in the heart; lesions attributable to the presence of the parasite were not found. This is the first report of D. immitis in the river otter in North America.
一只来自路易斯安那州的成年雄性北美水獭(Lutra canadensis)被发现自然感染了犬恶丝虫。在其心脏中发现了一条成年雄性线虫;未发现由该寄生虫存在引起的病变。这是北美水獭感染犬恶丝虫的首次报告。