Lungworm ( Otostrongylus circumlitus ) infections in ringed seals ( Phoca hispida ) from eastern Arctic Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Bergeron, E, Measures, L N, Huot, J
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1997
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Arctic; Canada; Salluit; Phoca hispida
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f97-153; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f97-153

Otostrongylus circumlitus, a metastrongyloid nematode found in the lungs of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) and other pinnipeds, may affect the health of seals and reduce diving capacity. Of five sites sampled in eastern Arctic Canada (190 seals examined), Salluit, Que., is an important enzootic zone (...