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Helminth and arthropod parasites of experimentally introduced whooping cranes in Florida
M G Spalding1, J M Kinsella, S A Nesbitt
1Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32611, USA.
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
Nine species of nematodes, unidentified larval nematodes, three species of trematodes, two species of acanthocephalans and a single species of chewing louse were collected from 1993 to 1995 from 25 introduced whooping cranes (Grus americana) in Florida (USA). In spite of a quarantine procedure involving anthelmintic therapy, three helminth parasites may have been introduced from captive populations. Other parasites acquired were similar to those found in a local congener, the Florida sandhill crane (Grus canadensis pratensis), or only occurred infrequently.