Notes on Nematodes from the Lungs and Frontal Sinuses of New York Fur-Bearers

Abstract

tions are present in the wild. This article summarizes the parasitological findings in the respiratory tracts of the fur-bearers examined by us dhring the three years ending January 15, 1942. Previous work on this group of hosts in this area has not been extensive. Hanson (1932) recorded lung and sinus worms from minks in northern New York and Stegeman (1939) noted skull lesions attributable to parasitism in skunks from the central part of the state. Goble and Cook (1941) observed the occurrence of lungworms in foxes in the Helderberg region and examinations of skunks in the vicinity of Albany led to the identification of the sinus worms and to the discovery of a new species of lungworm (Goble, 1942 a and b).