Emergence of a Zoonotic Pathogen in a Coastal Marine Sentinel: Capillaria hepatica (syn. Calodium hepaticum)-Associated Hepatitis in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)

Emergence of a Zoonotic Pathogen in a Coastal Marine Sentinel: Capillaria hepatica (syn. Calodium hepaticum)-Associated Hepatitis in Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris nereis)

Capillaria hepatica is a globally distributed zoonotic nematode parasite that most commonly infects feral and native rats. Soil contact, pica, and living in close proximity to rat populations are risk factors for human infection. Larval nematodes and eggs that were morphologically consistent with C....

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Main Authors: Melissa A. Miller, Pádraig J. Duignan, Erin Dodd, Francesca Batac, Michelle Staedler, Joseph A. Tomoleoni, Michael Murray, Heather Harris, Chris Gardiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Calodium hepaticum
Capillaria hepatica
Enhydra lutris nereis
hepatic fibrosis
hepatitis
nematode
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00335/full

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