Dipetalonema spirocauda INFECTION IN THE ATLANTIC HARBOR SEAL (Phoca vitulina concolor)

The clinical and pathologic effects of the filarioid nematode Dipetalonema spirocauda were studied in the harbor seal, Phoca vitulina concolor. Aberrant behavior of both adults and microfilariae resulted in previously unreported pulmonary, vascular and hepatic lesions.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of wildlife diseases 1976-10, Vol.12 (4), p.531-538
Hauptverfasser:	DUNN, J. LAWRENCE, WOLKE, R. E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Dipetalonema - isolation & purification Dipetalonema Infections - epidemiology Dipetalonema Infections - pathology Dipetalonema Infections - veterinary Fatal Outcome Female Immunohistochemistry - veterinary Male Phoca - parasitology
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Zusammenfassung:	The clinical and pathologic effects of the filarioid nematode Dipetalonema spirocauda were studied in the harbor seal, Phoca vitulina concolor. Aberrant behavior of both adults and microfilariae resulted in previously unreported pulmonary, vascular and hepatic lesions.
ISSN:	0090-3558 1943-3700
DOI:	10.7589/0090-3558-12.4.531