Heartworm and seal louse: Trends in prevalence, characterisation of impact and transmission pathways in a unique parasite assembly on seals in the North and Baltic Sea

The ectoparasitic seal louse, Echinophthirius horridus infects harbour (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in the North and Baltic Sea. The endoparasitic heartworm Acanthocheilonema spirocauda parasitizes the right heart and blood vessels of harbour seals. The complete lifecycle of...

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Autores principales:	Insa Herzog, Peter Wohlsein, Anika Preuss, Stanislav N. Gorb, Rémi Pigeault, Christa Ewers, Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff, Ursula Siebert, Kristina Lehnert
Formato:	Artigo
Lenguaje:	Inglês
Publicado:	Elsevier 2024-04-01
Colección:	International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Materias:	Seal louse Heartworm Marine mammal parasites Harbour seals Grey seals Host-parasite relationship
Acceso en línea:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224423000998
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