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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 12(4), 1976, pp. 531-538
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Dipetalonema spirocauda INFECTION IN THE ATLANTIC HARBOR SEAL (Phoca vitulina concolor)

J. LAWRENCE DUNN 1 and R. E. WOLKE 2

1 Mystic Marinelife Aquarium, Mystic, Connecticut 06355, USA
2 Department of Animal Pathology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881, USA

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.

Submitted on March 4, 1976






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