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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 29(3), 1993, pp. 502-506
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Parasitic meningoencephalitis in nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum)

KM Credille, LK Johnson, and R Reimschuessel


ABSTRACT

Based on microscopic examination of the brains of seven wild-caught nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), we observed a severe meningoencephalitis associated with numerous parasitic granulomas. The parasites were larval nematodes with morphological characteristics of the Superfamily Dracunculoidea. Although meningeal larval aggregates were associated with chronic inflammation, additional parasitic nodules found on the endocardial surface and perimandibular region did not provoke an inflammatory response. Neither the route of infection nor life cycle were determined.





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