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. 1999 Apr;40(4):252–254.

Survey of Fascioloides magna in farmed wapiti in Alberta.

M J Kennedy 1, R C Acorn 1, D T Moraiko 1
PMCID: PMC1539690  PMID: 10200881

Abstract

The formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation procedure was used to detect ova of the giant liver fluke, Fascioloides magna, in feces of farmed wapiti in Alberta. Twenty (3.2%) of the 629 fecal samples examined contained ova of F. magna. Thirteen (33.3%) of the 39 farms surveyed had wapiti positive for F. magna. The presence of F. magna in farmed wapiti north of the North Saskatchewan River is confirmed, and 3 areas where the infection has become endemic are identified.

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