Demodicosis in a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) from Saskatchewan, Canada

Infestation of deer with Demodex spp. mites has been described in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and in Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) in North America, as well as in four species of deer in Europe. We describe Demodex sp. infestation in an adult female mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) with skin lesions found dead near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. This is believed to be the first report of demodicosis in mule deer.

在美国的白尾鹿（Odocoileus virginianus）和哥伦比亚黑尾鹿（Odocoileus hemionus columbianus）以及欧洲的四种鹿身上，都有发现被蠕形螨属螨虫感染的情况。我们描述了在加拿大萨斯喀彻温省萨斯卡通附近发现的一只死亡的成年雌性黑尾鹿（Odocoileus hemionus hemionus）身上的蠕形螨属感染情况，该鹿有皮肤病变。这被认为是首次关于黑尾鹿患蠕形螨病的报道。