Dipetalonema spirocauda infection in the Atlantic harbor seal (Phoca vitulina concolor).
The clinical and pathologic effects of the filarioid nematode Dipetalonema spirocauda were studied in the harbor seal, Phoca vitulina concolor. Aberrant behavior of both adults and microfilariae resulted in previously unreported pulmonary, vascular and hepatic lesions.
Dunn
J L
JL
Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, Mystic, Connecticut 06355, USA.
Wolke
R E
RE
D000818:Animals; D004153:Dipetalonema / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004154:Dipetalonema Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D046049:Phoca / Q000469:parasitology*