Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Evidence of Oxyspirura petrowi in migratory songbirds found in the rolling plains of West Texas, USA.
- Journal:
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- Year:
- 2014
- Authors:
- Dunham, Nicholas R & Kendall, Ronald J
- Affiliation:
- The Institute of Environmental and Human Health · United States
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
Three Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) and one Curve-billed Thrasher (Toxostoma curvirostre) from the Rolling Plains of Texas, USA were sampled for eyeworms in September 2013. All four birds were infected with the eyeworm Oxyspirura petrowi.
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