Parasites and associated pathology observed in pinnipeds stranded along the Oregon coast.
Forty-two seals and sea lions found dead along the Oregon Coast were examined for parasites and associated pathology. Nematode infections of the lung and/or gastrointestinal tract were the primary cause of death in 5 of 42 animals examined. New distribution records were established for Pricetrema zalophi and Zalophotrema hepaticum. New host records include Z. hepaticum and Diphyllobothrium cordatum in the Steller's sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); Nanophyetus salmincola in the California sea lion (Zalophus californianus); P. zalophi in the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina); and P. zalophi, Trigonocotyle sp. and Otostrongylus circumlitus in the northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris).
D000818:Animals; D010872:Caniformia / Q000469:parasitology*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D004154:Dipetalonema Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000662:veterinary; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000662:veterinary; D009922:Oregon; D046048:Seals, Earless; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000662:veterinary; D014201:Trematode Infections / Q000662:veterinary