Verminotic pneumonia in South American fur seal (Arctocephalus australis) in Southern Brazil.

ABSTRACT: Verminotic pneumonia caused by Parafilaroides spp. nematodes is an underreported disease in beached South American fur seals, with scant literature available on the characteristics of parafilaroidiasis, the nematode itself, as well as its occurrence in pinnipeds in Brazil. The present work aims to identify, describe and detail the histological features of the infection and molecular characteristics of verminotic pneumonia in the South American fur seal. Twenty-six specimens of Arctocephalus australis, found dead on the northern coast of Rio Grande do Sul in 2021, were analysed. These animals were identified and submitted to necropsy and histology. For the molecular identification of metastrongylids, lung fragments were subjected to DNA extraction, polymerase chain reaction targeting the In

SUBMITTER: Daoualibi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10090633 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature