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Lungworm infection with Otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)

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A young wild harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) was found stranded on the North Sea coast at Koksijde (Belgium)and was admitted to a rehabilitation center where it died one day later. Full necropsy with histopathology was performed. Gross examination revealed severe diffuse hemorrhagic and emphysematous pneumonia with the presence of 6-10 cm-large nematodes. The nematodes were found in the trachea, large bronchi, right heart and pulmonary arteries, and subsequently identified as Otostrongylus circumlitus. Histologic examination demonstrated severe eosinophilic to granulomatous bronchointerstitial pneumonia with intralesional nematodes. It was concluded that the seal died of severe verminous pneumonia. In this case report, the importance of lungworm infection, which is a common and critical disease in young seals, is highlighted.
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METASTRONGYLOIDEA CRENOSOMATIDAE, WADDEN SEA, TRANSMISSION, RAILLIET

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Geerinckx, Lise, et al. “Lungworm Infection with Otostrongylus Circumlitus in a Free-Ranging Harbor Seal (Phoca Vitulina).” VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT, vol. 90, no. 4, Univ Ghent, 2021, pp. 182–88.
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Geerinckx, L., Jonker, A., Van Brantegem, L., De Laender, P., De Wilde, N., Claerebout, E., & Chiers, K. (2021). Lungworm infection with Otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT, 90(4), 182–188.
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Geerinckx, Lise, Anouk Jonker, Leen Van Brantegem, P. De Laender, Nathalie De Wilde, Edwin Claerebout, and Koen Chiers. 2021. “Lungworm Infection with Otostrongylus Circumlitus in a Free-Ranging Harbor Seal (Phoca Vitulina).” VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT 90 (4): 182–88.
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Geerinckx, Lise, Anouk Jonker, Leen Van Brantegem, P. De Laender, Nathalie De Wilde, Edwin Claerebout, and Koen Chiers. 2021. “Lungworm Infection with Otostrongylus Circumlitus in a Free-Ranging Harbor Seal (Phoca Vitulina).” VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT 90 (4): 182–188.
Vancouver
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Geerinckx L, Jonker A, Van Brantegem L, De Laender P, De Wilde N, Claerebout E, et al. Lungworm infection with Otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (Phoca vitulina). VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT. 2021;90(4):182–8.
IEEE
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L. Geerinckx et al., “Lungworm infection with Otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (Phoca vitulina),” VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT, vol. 90, no. 4, pp. 182–188, 2021.
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  abstract     = {{A young wild harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) was found stranded on the North Sea coast at Koksijde (Belgium)and was admitted to a rehabilitation center where it died one day later. Full necropsy with histopathology was performed. Gross examination revealed severe diffuse hemorrhagic and emphysematous pneumonia with the presence of 6-10 cm-large nematodes. The nematodes were found in the trachea, large bronchi, right heart and pulmonary arteries, and subsequently identified as Otostrongylus circumlitus. Histologic examination demonstrated severe eosinophilic to granulomatous bronchointerstitial pneumonia with intralesional nematodes. It was concluded that the seal died of severe verminous pneumonia. In this case report, the importance of lungworm infection, which is a common and critical disease in young seals, is highlighted.}},
  author       = {{Geerinckx, Lise and Jonker, Anouk and Van Brantegem, Leen and De Laender, P. and De Wilde, Nathalie and Claerebout, Edwin and Chiers, Koen}},
  issn         = {{0303-9021}},
  journal      = {{VLAAMS DIERGENEESKUNDIG TIJDSCHRIFT}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{4}},
  pages        = {{182--188}},
  publisher    = {{Univ Ghent}},
  title        = {{Lungworm infection with Otostrongylus circumlitus in a free-ranging harbor seal (Phoca vitulina)}},
  volume       = {{90}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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