Parasitic worms bury themselves in the brains of moose and elk – a new test can help diagnose these animals to prevent disease spread
- Written by Richard Gerhold, Professor of Parasitology, University of Tennessee
The difficult-to-detect meningeal worm is spread by white-tailed deer and is a notorious killer of moose. AP Photo/Jim Cole, FileA moose in Minnesota stumbles onto the road. She circles, confused and dazed, unable to orient herself or recognize the danger of an oncoming semitruck. What kills her is the impact of 13 tons of steel, but what causes...