Table 5.
Host and locality records of Baylisascaris devosi in North American mustelid species.
| Host species | Location | No. infected/No. examined (%) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| American marten (Martes americana) | Manitoba, Canada | 1/139 (0.7) | Poole et al., 1983 |
| Alaska, USA | 1/141 (0.7) | Scranton 1986 | |
| Washington, USA | 4/78 (5) | Hoberg et al. 1990,a | |
| Wolverine (Gulo gulo) | Northwest Territories, Canada | NG | Addison and Boles 1978 |
| Alaska, USA | 17/80 (21) | Rausch 1959 | |
| Fisher (Martes pennanti) | New Brunswick, Canada | NG | Dick and Leonard 1979 (cited pers. comm. with C. Bursey) |
| Manitoba, Canada | 52/162 (32) | Dick and Leonard 1979 | |
| Pacific marten (Martes caurina) | Idaho, USA | 6/17 (35) | Marshall 1942,b |
| Martes americana, Martes pennanti | Ontario, Canada | NG | Sprent 1952a |
NG=Not given.
a
Unidentified larvae authors suggested could be B. devosi were found in digestions of hind limb musculature of 10 martens in addition to the 23 adult nematodes identified as B. devosi in study.
b
Identified as Ascaris columnaris.