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).
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Fur Seals / parasitology*
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / pathology
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Lung Diseases, Parasitic / veterinary*
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Male
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Nematoda / classification
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Nematoda / isolation & purification*
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Nematode Infections / complications
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Nematode Infections / pathology
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Nematode Infections / veterinary*
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Thrombosis / parasitology
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Thrombosis / pathology
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Thrombosis / veterinary*
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Vasculitis / parasitology
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Vasculitis / pathology
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Vasculitis / veterinary*