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Volume 32, Number 7—July 2026

Research Letter

Dracunculus sp. PantanalBr Infection in Florida Panthers and Bobcat, Florida, USA

Michael J. YabsleyComments to Author , Alexander Perez, Kayla B. Garrett, Christopher A. Cleveland, Mark Cunningham, Peter Sebastian, Bambi Clemons, Jeff M. Gruntmeir, and Heather D.S. Walden
Author affiliation: Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA (M.J. Yabsley); University of Georgia, Athens (M.J. Yabsley, K.B. Garrett, C.A. Cleveland); University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA (A. Perez, J.M. Gruntmeir, H.D.S. Walden); Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute, Gainesville (M. Cunningham, P. Sebastian, B. Clemons)

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Dracunculus sp. PantanalBR nematode samples collected in investigation of Dracunculus sp. PantanalBr infection in Florida panthers and a bobcat, Florida, USA. A) Female Dracunculus sp. PantanalBR nematode was detected in subcutaneous tissues of a Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi). B) First-stage larvae of female Dracunculus sp. PantanalBR from a Florida panther. Original magnification ×200.

Figure 1. Dracunculus sp. PantanalBR nematode samples collected in investigation of Dracunculus sp. PantanalBr infection in Florida panthers and a bobcat, Florida, USA. A) Female Dracunculus sp. PantanalBR nematode was detected in subcutaneous tissues of a Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi). B) First-stage larvae of female Dracunculus sp. PantanalBR from a Florida panther. Original magnification ×200.

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