Pung O J, Davis P H, Richardson D J
Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro 30460-8042, USA.
J Parasitol. 1996 Oct;82(5):849-51.
The prevalence of filariae in wild raccoons trapped in southeast Georgia was determined. Examination of blood samples revealed that 74 of 113 raccoons (66%) trapped in 6 southeastern Georgia counties were infected. Seventy-three of these raccoons (65%) were infected with Mansonella llewellyni and this parasite was observed in raccoons from every location examined. Dirofilaria tenuis was found in 22 raccoons (20%) and was observed in only 3 of the 6 counties surveyed. An adult specimen of Acanthocheilonema procyonis was found in the subcutaneous tissues of 1 of 5 necropsied raccoons. This is the first record of filariae in raccoons from Georgia. In addition, Dirofilaria-like larvae were found in Aedes taeniorhyncus mosquitoes collected in Liberty County.
对在佐治亚州东南部捕获的野生浣熊体内丝虫的流行情况进行了测定。对血液样本的检查显示，在佐治亚州东南部6个县捕获的113只浣熊中，有74只（66%）受到感染。其中73只浣熊（65%）感染了勒氏曼森线虫，且在每个检查地点的浣熊体内均观察到了这种寄生虫。在22只浣熊（20%）体内发现了犬恶丝虫，且仅在6个被调查县中的3个县观察到。在5只经尸检的浣熊中的1只皮下组织中发现了1只犬钩口线虫成虫标本。这是佐治亚州浣熊体内丝虫的首次记录。此外，在利伯蒂县采集的致倦库蚊体内发现了类恶丝虫幼虫。
