Pathogenicity attributed to massive infection of Nanophyetus salmincola in a cougar.
An estimated 650,000 Nanophyetus salmincola were recovered from the small intestine of a wild female cougar kitten (Felis concolor). The trematodes stimulated marked mucosal thickening in the duodenum and jejunum and caused a marked enteritis. Malnutrition was listed as the cause of death due to impaired nutrient absorption resulting from the combined effects of the diarrhea and thickening of the intestine.
D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D012474:Salmon / Q000469:parasitology; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*