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Eyeworm infections of Oxyspirura petrowi, Skrjabin, 1929 (Spirurida: Thelaziidae), in species of quail from Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, USA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

N.R. Dunham  and
R.J. Kendall
N.R. Dunham
Affiliation:
The Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Box 41163, Lubbock, Texas, 79409, USA
R.J. Kendall*
Affiliation:
The Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Box 41163, Lubbock, Texas, 79409, USA
*
*E-mail: ron.kendall@ttu.edu
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Abstract

Northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) and Scaled quail (Callipepla squamata) have been declining steadily throughout much of their historical range over the past few decades. Even the Rolling Plains of Texas, historically rich with wild quail and one of the last remaining quail strongholds, has been suffering a population decline, most notably since 2010. Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) have also been experiencing their own decline throughout their respective range, but not as significant as that of other species of quail. Eyeworms (Oxyspirura petrowi) in quail have been recognized for years but not thoroughly studied until recently. New research reveals that O. petrowi infection can cause inflammation, oedema, and cellular damage to the eye of the quail host. The objective of this research was to better understand the prevalence of the eyeworm infection in different quail species, expand on known distribution, and determine if there is a relationship between location and species infected with eyeworms. Northern bobwhite, Scaled quail and Gambel's quail were hunter-donated from one county within Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, and examined for the prevalence, mean abundance and mean intensity of eyeworm infection from November 2013 to February 2014. Quail from every location were found to have individuals with a varying degree of eyeworm infection. This is the first study to document eyeworm infection in Gambel's quail and in quail in New Mexico and Arizona, and reports the highest eyeworm infection found in Northern bobwhite and Scaled quail.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 91 , Issue 4 , July 2017 , pp. 491 - 496
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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