Infection of roe-deer in France by the lung nematode, Dictyocaulus eckerti Skrjabin, 1931 (Trichostrongyloidea): influence of environmental factors and host density

L Hugonnet; J Cabaret

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-23.1.109

Infection of roe-deer in France by the lung nematode, Dictyocaulus eckerti Skrjabin, 1931 (Trichostrongyloidea): influence of environmental factors and host density

J Wildl Dis. 1987 Jan;23(1):109-12. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-23.1.109.

Authors

L Hugonnet, J Cabaret

PMID: 2950246
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-23.1.109

Abstract

The prevalence of the lungworm, Dictyocaulus eckerti, was studied in a sample of 603 roe-deer (Capreolus capreolus) in the Rhone district of France. The mean prevalence of infection (17%) in deer in a given area fluctuated according to the percentage of the area covered with forest, or lake and river. The density of roe-deer or domestic ruminants, the type of forest and the maximum elevation of the site were not related to the prevalence of infection.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Deer / parasitology*
Dictyocaulus Infections / epidemiology*
Environment
France
Lung Diseases, Parasitic / epidemiology
Lung Diseases, Parasitic / veterinary*