Biliary cirrhosis caused by Campula spp. in a dolphin and four porpoises

• Published in: Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
• Main Authors: Jáber Mohamad, José Raduán, Pérez Arevalo,Jose, Rotstein, D., Zafra, Rafael, Herráez Thomas, Pedro Manuel, Carrascosa Iruzubieta, Conrado Javier, Fernández Rodríguez, Antonio Jesús
• Other Authors: Perez, Jose, Fernandez, Antonio, Zafra Leva, Rafael, Carrascosa, Conrado, 7004667021, 55597088351, 55597088346, 7004341357, 23029634000, 57194503614, 55243552300, 56673009900, 959492, 319037, 487377, 770447, 523902, 1652652, 176520, 3873352, WOS:Jaber, JR, WOS:Perez, J, WOS:Rotstein, D, WOS:Zafra, R, WOS:Herraez, P, WOS:Carrascosa, C, WOS:Fernandez, A, BU-VET
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 0177-5103 2013
• Subjects: 310907 Patología; 240112 Parasitología animal; 240118 Mamíferos; Hepatic lesions; Cells; Cetaceans; Infection; Stenella coeruleoalba; Phocoena phocoena; Biliary cirrhosis; Trematode
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/45862; https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02630

Biliary cirrhosis produced by Campula spp. is described in 1 striped dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba and 4 harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena. The hepatic lesions consisted of severe proliferation of fibrous connective tissue with loss of the lobular pattern, nodular regeneration of the hepatic tissue, bile duct hyperplasia and severe inflammatory infiltrate composed of eosinophils, macrophages, lymphocytes and plasma cells. These lesions were associated with severe infestation by Campula spp. Although inflammatory and degenerative hepatic lesions are frequently found in stranded dolphins, biliary cirrhosis has not been previously reported in cetaceans. Massive infestation by these parasites should be included as a cause of hepatic failure resulting in stranding of marine mammals. 84 79 0,812 1,586 Q2 Q1 SCIE