作者: Sauli Laaksonen , Antti Oksanen , Eric Hoberg
DOI: 10.1186/S13071-015-0835-0
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摘要: Background Recent studies revealed expansion of filarioid nematodes into northern Finland. In addition to Setaria tundra, an abundant filarioid, Rumenfilaria andersoni, was found inhabiting the lymphatic vessels reindeer. Our study explores dynamics rapid geographic R. defining prevalence and density microfilariae among 4 new cervid host species in Finland while developing a context for host-parasite ecology Fennoscandia more broadly Arctic boreal regions.