<i>Skrjabingylus chitwoodorum</i> in a rabies-positive striped skunk in Texas.

ABSTRACT: We describe here a case of the sinus roundworm, Skrjabingylus chitwoodorum, found incidentally in a rabies-positive striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) in Texas, USA. Skunks serve as a natural definitive host for this metastrongylid nematode in North America, in which infections result in observable damage to the host cranium, where adult parasites reside. Additionally, skunks are considered the primary reservoir of rabies in Texas. In November 2022, the animal was discovered in northern Texas displaying neurologic signs before euthanasia and submission to the Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory for rabies testing. Direct fluorescent antibody testing indicated that the animal was rabies-positive, and, upon tissue collection, numerous adult nematodes were recovered fro

SUBMITTER: Myers S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11559893 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature