Lungworm infection with Otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)
A young wild harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) was found stranded on the North Sea coast at Koksijde (Belgium)and was admitted to a rehabilitation center where it died one day later. Full necropsy with histopathology was performed. Gross examination revealed severe diffuse hemorrhagic and emphysematous p...
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ftunivgent:oai:archive.ugent.be:8735245 2023-06-11T04:12:25+02:00 Lungworm infection with Otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) Geerinckx, Lise Jonker, Anouk Van Brantegem, Leen De Laender, P. De Wilde, Nathalie Claerebout, Edwin Chiers, Koen 2021 application/pdf https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8735245 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8735245 https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8735245/file/8735246 eng eng Univ Ghent https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8735245 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8735245 https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8735245/file/8735246 No license (in copyright) info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT ISSN: 0303-9021 Veterinary Sciences METASTRONGYLOIDEA CRENOSOMATIDAE WADDEN SEA TRANSMISSION RAILLIET journalArticle info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 ftunivgent 2023-04-19T22:10:30Z A young wild harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) was found stranded on the North Sea coast at Koksijde (Belgium)and was admitted to a rehabilitation center where it died one day later. Full necropsy with histopathology was performed. Gross examination revealed severe diffuse hemorrhagic and emphysematous pneumonia with the presence of 6-10 cm-large nematodes. The nematodes were found in the trachea, large bronchi, right heart and pulmonary arteries, and subsequently identified as Otostrongylus circumlitus. Histologic examination demonstrated severe eosinophilic to granulomatous bronchointerstitial pneumonia with intralesional nematodes. It was concluded that the seal died of severe verminous pneumonia. In this case report, the importance of lungworm infection, which is a common and critical disease in young seals, is highlighted. Article in Journal/Newspaper harbor seal Phoca vitulina Ghent University Academic Bibliography |
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Veterinary Sciences METASTRONGYLOIDEA CRENOSOMATIDAE WADDEN SEA TRANSMISSION RAILLIET Geerinckx, Lise Jonker, Anouk Van Brantegem, Leen De Laender, P. De Wilde, Nathalie Claerebout, Edwin Chiers, Koen Lungworm infection with Otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) |
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A young wild harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) was found stranded on the North Sea coast at Koksijde (Belgium)and was admitted to a rehabilitation center where it died one day later. Full necropsy with histopathology was performed. Gross examination revealed severe diffuse hemorrhagic and emphysematous pneumonia with the presence of 6-10 cm-large nematodes. The nematodes were found in the trachea, large bronchi, right heart and pulmonary arteries, and subsequently identified as Otostrongylus circumlitus. Histologic examination demonstrated severe eosinophilic to granulomatous bronchointerstitial pneumonia with intralesional nematodes. It was concluded that the seal died of severe verminous pneumonia. In this case report, the importance of lungworm infection, which is a common and critical disease in young seals, is highlighted. |
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Geerinckx, Lise Jonker, Anouk Van Brantegem, Leen De Laender, P. De Wilde, Nathalie Claerebout, Edwin Chiers, Koen |
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Geerinckx, Lise Jonker, Anouk Van Brantegem, Leen De Laender, P. De Wilde, Nathalie Claerebout, Edwin Chiers, Koen |
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Geerinckx, Lise |
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Lungworm infection with Otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) |
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Lungworm infection with Otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) |
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Lungworm infection with Otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) |
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Lungworm infection with Otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) |
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Lungworm infection with Otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) |
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lungworm infection with otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (phoca vitulina) |
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Univ Ghent |
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2021 |
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https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8735245 http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8735245 https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/8735245/file/8735246 |
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