High prevalence and low intensity of Echinophthirius horridus infection in seals revealed by high effort sampling

Authors: Insa Herzog, Ursula Siebert, Kristina Lehnert

Source: Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)

Subject Terms: Phoca vitulina, Halichoerus grypus, Seal louse, Arthropod reproduction, Vector dynamics, Host-parasite interactions, Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322

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Attachment performance of the ectoparasitic seal louse Echinophthirius horridus

Authors: Anika Preuss, Thies H. Büscher, Insa Herzog, Peter Wohlsein, Kristina Lehnert, Stanislav N. Gorb

Source: Communications Biology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)

Subject Terms: Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2399-3642

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Heartworms in Halichoerus grypus: first records of Acanthocheilonema spirocauda (Onchocercidae; Filarioidea) in 2 grey seals from the North Sea

Authors: Kristina Lehnert, Insa Herzog, Joy Ometere Boyi, Stephanie Gross, Peter Wohlsein, Christa Ewers, Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff, Ursula Siebert

Source: Parasitology, Vol 150, Pp 781-785 (2023)

Subject Terms: Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina), health monitoring, insect vector, molecular parasitology, seal louse (Echinophthirius horridus), stranding network, Biochemistry, QD415-436, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Microbiology, QR1-502

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Heartworm and seal louse: Trends in prevalence, characterisation of impact and transmission pathways in a unique parasite assembly on seals in the North and Baltic Sea

Authors: Insa Herzog, Peter Wohlsein, Anika Preuss, Stanislav N. Gorb, Rémi Pigeault, Christa Ewers, Ellen Prenger-Berninghoff, Ursula Siebert, Kristina Lehnert

Source: International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Vol 23, Iss , Pp 100898- (2024)

Subject Terms: Seal louse, Heartworm, Marine mammal parasites, Harbour seals, Grey seals, Host-parasite relationship, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224423000998; https://doaj.org/toc/2213-2244

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