First record of Halocercus sp (Pseudaliidae) lungworm infections in two stranded neonatal orcas (Orcinus orca)
Orca (Orcinus orca) strandings are rare and post-mortem examinations on fresh individuals are scarce. Thus, little is known about their parasitological fauna, prevalence of infections, associated pathology and the impact on their health. During post-mortem examinations of two male neonatal orcas str...
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ftubpotsdam:oai:kobv.de-opus4-uni-potsdam:51853 2023-05-15T17:53:17+02:00 First record of Halocercus sp (Pseudaliidae) lungworm infections in two stranded neonatal orcas (Orcinus orca) Reckendorf, Anja Ludes-Wehrmeister, Eva Wohlsein, Peter Tiedemann, Ralph (Prof. Dr.) Siebert, U. Lehnert, Kristina 2018-04-25 https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/51853 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182018000586 eng eng https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/51853 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182018000586 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess ddc:570 Institut für Biochemie und Biologie article doc-type:article 2018 ftubpotsdam https://doi.org/10.1017/S0031182018000586 2023-03-19T23:32:50Z Orca (Orcinus orca) strandings are rare and post-mortem examinations on fresh individuals are scarce. Thus, little is known about their parasitological fauna, prevalence of infections, associated pathology and the impact on their health. During post-mortem examinations of two male neonatal orcas stranded in Germany and Norway, lungworm infections were found within the bronchi of both individuals. The nematodes were identified as Halocercus sp. (Pseudaliidae), which have been described in the respiratory tract of multiple odontocete species, but not yet in orcas. The life cycle and transmission pathways of some pseudaliid nematodes are incompletely understood. Lungworm infections in neonatal cetaceans are an unusual finding and thus seem to be an indicator for direct mother-to-calf transmission (transplacental or transmammary) of Halocercus sp. nematodes in orcas. Article in Journal/Newspaper Orca Orcinus orca University of Potsdam: publish.UP Norway Parasitology 145 12 1553 1557 |
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ddc:570 Institut für Biochemie und Biologie Reckendorf, Anja Ludes-Wehrmeister, Eva Wohlsein, Peter Tiedemann, Ralph (Prof. Dr.) Siebert, U. Lehnert, Kristina First record of Halocercus sp (Pseudaliidae) lungworm infections in two stranded neonatal orcas (Orcinus orca) |
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Orca (Orcinus orca) strandings are rare and post-mortem examinations on fresh individuals are scarce. Thus, little is known about their parasitological fauna, prevalence of infections, associated pathology and the impact on their health. During post-mortem examinations of two male neonatal orcas stranded in Germany and Norway, lungworm infections were found within the bronchi of both individuals. The nematodes were identified as Halocercus sp. (Pseudaliidae), which have been described in the respiratory tract of multiple odontocete species, but not yet in orcas. The life cycle and transmission pathways of some pseudaliid nematodes are incompletely understood. Lungworm infections in neonatal cetaceans are an unusual finding and thus seem to be an indicator for direct mother-to-calf transmission (transplacental or transmammary) of Halocercus sp. nematodes in orcas. |
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Reckendorf, Anja Ludes-Wehrmeister, Eva Wohlsein, Peter Tiedemann, Ralph (Prof. Dr.) Siebert, U. Lehnert, Kristina |
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Reckendorf, Anja Ludes-Wehrmeister, Eva Wohlsein, Peter Tiedemann, Ralph (Prof. Dr.) Siebert, U. Lehnert, Kristina |
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First record of Halocercus sp (Pseudaliidae) lungworm infections in two stranded neonatal orcas (Orcinus orca) |
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First record of Halocercus sp (Pseudaliidae) lungworm infections in two stranded neonatal orcas (Orcinus orca) |
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First record of Halocercus sp (Pseudaliidae) lungworm infections in two stranded neonatal orcas (Orcinus orca) |
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First record of Halocercus sp (Pseudaliidae) lungworm infections in two stranded neonatal orcas (Orcinus orca) |
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First record of Halocercus sp (Pseudaliidae) lungworm infections in two stranded neonatal orcas (Orcinus orca) |
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first record of halocercus sp (pseudaliidae) lungworm infections in two stranded neonatal orcas (orcinus orca) |
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