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¹ Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria e Patologia Animale, Università degli Studi di Bologna, Via Tolara di Sopra 50-40064 Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy;
² D.R.E.Am. Italia, via dei Guazzi, 31, 52013 Poppi, Arezzo, Italy
³ Corresponding author (email: fmorandi{at}vet.unibo.it)

ABSTRACT:   Hunter-killed red deer (n = 68; Cervus elaphus) harvested from the Italian provinces of Bologna (Emilia Romagna) and Pistoia (Tuscany) (44°00'N 11°00'E) from October 2001 to January 2002 were examined for protostrongylid larvae. Twenty-eight animals (41%) had protostrongylid larvae in feces, lungs, and inguinal and iliac lymph nodes. Of these 28 animals, 20 were adults (71%), four were yearlings (14%), and four were calves (14%). Shape, length, width, and the location to the nematodes were consistent with Elaphostrongylus cervi, which has not been previously reported in Italy.
  Key words:  Cervus elaphus, Elaphostrongylus cervi, Italy, red deer, Tuscan-Emilian Apennines.