Ascaridoid nematodes and associated lesions in stomachs of subadult male northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) on St. Paul Island, Alaska: (1987-1999).
Stomachs from subadult male northern fur seals (SAMs) (Callorhinus ursinus) (n = 5,950) from St. Paul Island, Alaska, were examined from 1987 to 1999 for lesions and parasites. On gross examination of these stomachs, parasite nodules were evident in 92% of the stomachs and active and healing ulcers were found in 14% and 10%, respectively. Prevalence of nematodes from 1987 to 1997 was 88% for 5,700 SAMs for which numbers of parasites were estimated but not identified to the genus level. All nematodes recovered from 250 SAMs examined in 1998 (n = 124; 99% infected) and in 1999 (n = 126; 91% infected) were identified and counted. Prevalences in 1998 and 1999 were 5% and 0% for Anisakis spp., 52% and 18% for Contracaecum spp., and 96% and 89% for Pseudoterranova spp., respectively.
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Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
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D000413:Alaska; D000818:Animals; D046069:Fur Seals / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010139:Pacific Islands; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D014456:Ulcer / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary