Ronéus O, Nilsson N G, Rehbinder C
Nord Vet Med. 1984 Nov-Dec;36(11):367-70.
Inflammatory discolorated granulomas occurred in 98% of investigated moose, 1.5 years of age or older. In moose calves no lesions were observed. The lesions were mainly located in tendineous tissues. Predilection sites were the insertions of M. sartorius and M. semitendinosus at the tibia. Lesions also occurred in peritendineous and subcutaneous tissues. The lesions were caused by Onchocerca worms. The character of the inflammatory reaction was benign and onchocercal lesions in moose appeared to be of minor importance for the health and mobility of the animals, and also from meat hygiene aspects. The found worm shows similarities regarding morphology and localization to O. tarsicola. As the worm, however, is very common in moose and seems to be well adapted to this animal, the presence of an Onchocerca species or strain specific to moose, can not be ruled out.
在1.5岁及以上被调查的驼鹿中，98%出现了炎症性变色肉芽肿。在驼鹿幼崽中未观察到病变。病变主要位于肌腱组织。好发部位是缝匠肌和半腱肌在胫骨处的附着点。病变也出现在肌腱周围和皮下组织。这些病变是由盘尾丝虫引起的。炎症反应的特征是良性的，驼鹿身上的盘尾丝虫病变似乎对动物的健康和活动能力影响较小，从肉类卫生角度来看也是如此。发现的这种丝虫在形态和定位上与跗盘尾丝虫相似。然而，由于这种丝虫在驼鹿中非常常见，而且似乎很好地适应了这种动物，因此不能排除存在驼鹿特有的盘尾丝虫物种或菌株。
