Beyer A B, Grossman M
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Manteo, North Carolina 27954, USA.
J Wildl Dis. 1997 Oct;33(4):900-2. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-33.4.900.
A free-ranging male red wolf (Canis rufus) in North Carolina (USA), exhibiting paresis, anorexia and heavy tick infection was diagnosed with tick paralysis. The wolf recovered completely following the removal of all ticks. This is the first record of tick paralysis in the red wolf.
美国北卡罗来纳州一只自由放养的雄性红狼(Canis rufus)出现轻瘫、厌食且感染大量蜱虫,被诊断为蜱瘫痪。移除所有蜱虫后,这只狼完全康复。这是红狼蜱瘫痪的首例记录。