Widespread geographic distribution of filarioid nematodes in caribou (Rangifer tarandus sspp.) in Canada.

ABSTRACT: The caribou (Rangifer tarandus sspp.) is a keystone wildlife species in northern ecosystems that plays a central role in the culture, spirituality and food security of Indigenous People. The Arctic is currently experiencing an unprecedented rate of climate change, including warming temperatures and altered patterns of precipitation. These environmental changes can facilitate the transmission of arthropod-borne parasites, such as filarioid nematodes. Filarioids are an important cause of morbidity and occasional mortality in Rangifer in Fennoscandia, however, much of the ecology and epidemiology of these parasites in caribou in North America, including Canada, remains unknown. We aimed to determine the parasitic diversity and geographic distribution of filarioid nematodes in th

SUBMITTER: Thomas AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11699751 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature