Vasculitis and Thrombosis due to the Sea Lion Lungworm in a Guadalupe Fur Seal
- Lungworm
- Parasites
- Pathology
Abstract
A free-ranging, male, yearling Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus philippii townsendi) died due to multifocal verminous vasculitis with thrombosis and several embolic infarcts in liver, kidney, and brain. Nematodes extracted from lung blood vessels were identified as Parafilaroides decorus, a parasite normally found in alveoli of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus).
Seguel, M., Nadler, S. Field, C, Duignan, P. 2018. Vasculitis and Thrombosis due to the Sea Lion Lungworm, Parafilaroides decorus, in a Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus philippii townsendi). Journal of Wildlife Disease 54(3):638-641.
parasites
pathology
Cara Field
Pádraig Duignan
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