Untersuchungen zum Seehundsterben im Wattenmeer vor Sylt 1988: Bedeutung des hochgradigen Lungenwurmbefalls mit hypersensitiver Reaktion

Summary Investigations on deaths of harbour seals in the Wadden Sea around Sylt in 1988: Significance of the marked lungworminfestation with hypersensitivity reaction It is reported on the clinical, pathologic‐anatomical, histological and parasitological observations on 8 harbour seals necropsied. A...

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Published in:Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B
Main Authors: Breuer, E. M., Hofmeister, R., Ernst, R., Hörchner, F., Höppner, I.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1988
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0450.1988.tb00520.x
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Summary:Summary Investigations on deaths of harbour seals in the Wadden Sea around Sylt in 1988: Significance of the marked lungworminfestation with hypersensitivity reaction It is reported on the clinical, pathologic‐anatomical, histological and parasitological observations on 8 harbour seals necropsied. A massive parasitic infestation with a general hypersensitivity reaction was seen, the possible significance of which as to the current deaths of harbour seals is discussed. Zusammenfassung Es wird über die klinischen, pathologisch‐anatomischen und ‐histologischen sowie parasitologischen Befunde von 8 sezierten Seehunden (Phoca vitulina) berichtet. Dabei wird eine massive parasitäre Invasion mit hyperergischer Allgemeinreaktion festgestellt, deren mögliche Bedeutung für das aktuelle Seehundsterben diskutiert wird.