Fatal pulmonary parafilaroidiasis in a free-ranging subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) coinfected with two gammaherpesviruses and Sarcocystis sp.

Fatal pulmonary parafilaroidiasis in a free-ranging subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) coinfected with two gammaherpesviruses and Sarcocystis sp.

Abstract A juvenile subantarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis) found dead in Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil, presented with disseminated verminous pneumonia due to Parafilaroides sp. A concomitant infection with two different gammaherpesviruses was identified by PCR in different tissues...

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Main Authors: Laura Reisfeld, Carlos Sacristán, Angélica María Sánchez-Sarmiento, Samira Costa-Silva, Josué Díaz-Delgado, Kátia Regina Groch, Juliana Marigo, Ana Carolina Ewbank, Cíntia Maria Favero, Juliana Mariotti Guerra, Rodrigo Albergaria Réssio, Marta Jussara Cremer, Fernando Esperón, José Luiz Catão-Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Herpesvírus
Parafilaroides sp.
pneumonia
pinípede
infecção por protozoários
encalhe
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