Brain lesions in a Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens).
A young, male, free-ranging Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) was found disoriented and died after being held in captivity for several months. Malacic lesions in several areas of the brain were associated with helminth eggs. The appearance and location of these eggs suggested they were of the genus Nasitrema.
Lewis
R J
RJ
Vancouver Public Aquarium, British Columbia, Canada.
Berry
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K
D000818:Animals; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004289:Dolphins / Q000469:parasitology*; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D006374:Helminthiasis, Animal; D008297:Male; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary