In the fall of 1988 all five animals in a herd of muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) developed clinical signs of posterior ataxia. Postmortem investigation revealed inflammatory lesions of the caudal part of the spinal cord, mainly as leptomeningitis. Nematodes were seen in close association with the lesions. Although not identified, the parasites were probably an Elaphostrongylus sp.
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1 October 1990
Nematode Related Spinal Myelomeningitis and Posterior Ataxia in Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus)
Gunnar Holt,
Carl Berg,
Anders Haugen
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 26 • No. 4
October 1990
Vol. 26 • No. 4
October 1990
ataxia
case report
Central nervous system
Elaphostrongylus sp.
muskox
myelomeningitis
nematodes