Canadian Journal of Zoology · 1957 · 26 citations · 0 references
Veterinary MedicineBiologyZoologyHelminthologyParasitologyWildlife ParasitologyHelminth EcologyHelminth EpidemiologyHelminth InfectionsHelminth PathogenesisHelminth TaxonomyWildlife HelminthologyHelminth BiologyHelminth DiversityHepatic HelminthiasisParasitic HelminthsVeterinary HelminthologyWildlife Helminth Parasite DiversityWildlife Helminth SystematicsWildlife Helminthiasis
Thirty species of helminths were found in material from Alberta rodents and lagomorphs. It was shown that Capillaria hepatica, a potential human parasite of high pathogenicity, occurs in Peromyscus maniculatus (a new host record) and in Thomomys talpoides, and is common throughout the entire province of Alberta.