| Literature DB >> 15115001 |
T R Spraker1, E T Lyons, R L DeLong, R R Zink.
Abstract
During a study on the mortality of California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) pups born on San Miguel Island, California in 2002, two adult female hookworms (Uncinaria spp) were found penetrating the serosal surface of the intestinal wall and protruding into the peritoneal cavity of one pup. Documentation and a description of this unexpected finding and associated lesions are presented here. Also, adult hookworms were found in the peritoneal fluid of two other dead Z. californianus pups.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15115001 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-003-1050-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Parasitol Res ISSN: 0932-0113 Impact factor: 2.289