First report of Trichinella chanchalensis, and detection of foreign Trichinella spiralis, in wildlife in Alaska

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Authors

Cody J. Malone · University of Saskatchewan

Kimberlee B. Beckmen · Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Raphaela Stimmelmayr · University of Alaska Fairbanks

Vladislav A. Lobanov · Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Maarten J. Voordouw · University of Saskatchewan

Jayne Ellis · Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Emily Jenkins

Abstract

We report a new geographical record for T. chanchalensis and a rare finding of T. spiralis in North American wildlife, and demonstrate the utility of new NGS methods for describing the ecology of parasites maintained in wildlife hosts commonly presenting as co-infections.

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Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Protist diversity and phylogeny

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Published in: Parasites & Vectors

Volume 19, Issue 1

DOI: 10.1186/s13071-025-07142-x

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First report of Trichinella chanchalensis, and detection of foreign Trichinella spiralis, in wildlife in Alaska

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