Parasitic Infections in Stranded Whales and Dolphins in Canary Islands (2018-2022): An Update.
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| author | Suárez-González, Zuleima González, Jorge F Arbelo, Manuel Sierra, Eva Castro-Alonso, Ayoze Hernández, Julia N Martín, Vidal Fraija-Fernández, Natalia Fernández, Antonio |
| author_facet | Suárez-González, Zuleima González, Jorge F Arbelo, Manuel Sierra, Eva Castro-Alonso, Ayoze Hernández, Julia N Martín, Vidal Fraija-Fernández, Natalia Fernández, Antonio Suárez-González, Zuleima González, Jorge F Arbelo, Manuel Sierra, Eva Castro-Alonso, Ayoze Hernández, Julia N Martín, Vidal Fraija-Fernández, Natalia Fernández, Antonio |
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| contents | Parasitic Infections in Stranded Whales and Dolphins in Canary Islands (2018-2022): An Update. Suárez-González, Zuleima González, Jorge F Arbelo, Manuel Sierra, Eva Castro-Alonso, Ayoze Hernández, Julia N Martín, Vidal Fraija-Fernández, Natalia Fernández, Antonio The Canary Islands are considered a hot spot for marine species biodiversity. Each stranded cetacean has provided important scientific, biological and pathological information. The morphological identification of parasites in these stranded cetaceans is the main aim of the present article. An investigation to identify parasites was carried out in 233 stranded animals (2018-2022), which were submitted for necropsy. Adult and sub-adult/juvenile animals were the most parasitized age categories, and eighteen parasite species were morphologically identified, including nematodes (, , , , , ), trematodes (, , , ), cestodes (, , acanthocephalans , ), protists () and crustaceans (, , ), as well as nine genera: sp., sp., sp., sp., sp., sp., sp., sp., sp., sp. These could not be identified at the species level. Differences in the host specificity of some parasites were observed, varying in prevalence. The accurate morphological identification of the parasites affecting these marine mammals is essential to understanding disease epidemiology, assessing cetacean populations' health status, and developing effective conservation and management strategies. |
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| spellingShingle | Parasitic Infections in Stranded Whales and Dolphins in Canary Islands (2018-2022): An Update. Suárez-González, Zuleima González, Jorge F Arbelo, Manuel Sierra, Eva Castro-Alonso, Ayoze Hernández, Julia N Martín, Vidal Fraija-Fernández, Natalia Fernández, Antonio Parasitic Infections in Stranded Whales and Dolphins in Canary Islands (2018-2022): An Update. Suárez-González, Zuleima González, Jorge F Arbelo, Manuel Sierra, Eva Castro-Alonso, Ayoze Hernández, Julia N Martín, Vidal Fraija-Fernández, Natalia Fernández, Antonio The Canary Islands are considered a hot spot for marine species biodiversity. Each stranded cetacean has provided important scientific, biological and pathological information. The morphological identification of parasites in these stranded cetaceans is the main aim of the present article. An investigation to identify parasites was carried out in 233 stranded animals (2018-2022), which were submitted for necropsy. Adult and sub-adult/juvenile animals were the most parasitized age categories, and eighteen parasite species were morphologically identified, including nematodes (, , , , , ), trematodes (, , , ), cestodes (, , acanthocephalans , ), protists () and crustaceans (, , ), as well as nine genera: sp., sp., sp., sp., sp., sp., sp., sp., sp., sp. These could not be identified at the species level. Differences in the host specificity of some parasites were observed, varying in prevalence. The accurate morphological identification of the parasites affecting these marine mammals is essential to understanding disease epidemiology, assessing cetacean populations' health status, and developing effective conservation and management strategies. |
| title | Parasitic Infections in Stranded Whales and Dolphins in Canary Islands (2018-2022): An Update. |
| url | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39682343/ |