The potential of protostrongylid first-stage larvae (L1) to survive passage through the alimentary canal of non-infected mammals was investigated. Parelaphostrongylus tenuis L1 were collected from feces of an experimentally infected white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). We utilized two red deer (Cervus elaphus) and four laboratory rats (Rattus norvegicus) which were each fed the L1 of P. tenuis. Larvae were recovered, intact and alive, from the fecal samples of all six animals. Larvae of P. tenuis, and probably of other related species, can survive passage through the alimentary canal of uninfected mammals and they can be collected from feces using the Baermann technique and other related larval extraction methods. Rain water was found to be successful in the dispersal of P. tenuis L1 from the feces of infected animals. These findings raise the possibility of ingestion of L1 and their subsequent passage, by uninfected animals. This potential for false-positive diagnosis of infection in live animals necessitates accurate interpretation of a host's infection-status. Such findings reinforce the need for a reliable method of diagnosing infections in live animals.
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October 01 1999
The Potential for False-positive Diagnosis of Protostrongyliasis by Extraction of Larvae from Feces
M. S. Duffy;
M. S. Duffy
2
1 Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Bag Service #45111, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 6E1
2 Corresponding author (e-mail: l8mr@unb.ca).
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N. J. Keppie;
N. J. Keppie
1 Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Bag Service #45111, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 6E1
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M. D. B. Burt
M. D. B. Burt
1 Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Bag Service #45111, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 6E1
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J Wildl Dis (1999) 35 (4): 783–785.
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August 25 1998
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M. S. Duffy, N. J. Keppie, M. D. B. Burt; The Potential for False-positive Diagnosis of Protostrongyliasis by Extraction of Larvae from Feces. J Wildl Dis 1 January 1999; 35 (4): 783–785. doi: https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-35.4.783
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