Determinants of mortality of juvenile harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) infected with lungworm submitted to a Dutch seal rehabilitation centre.

ABSTRACT: Since the seal populations in the North Sea are again thriving, the rationale behind seal rehabilitation is currently under discussion. Seals frequently require rehabilitation as a result of a lungworm infection, with these infections most commonly seen in young seals. The need for triage support is addressed by the organisations involved in seal rehabilitation to ensure adequate decision making on whether or not a seal should be taken into rehabilitation. It is still unclear which parameters influence seal mortality in rehabilitation, these parameters are essential to enable triaging of stranded seals. Therefore, the aims of this study were: to estimate the proportion of lungworm infected juvenile harbour seals in a rehabilitation centre; to determine the survival rate among lungworm infe

SUBMITTER: van Wijngaarden MFA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7750174 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature