| prevalence of zoonotic anisakid nematodes in inuit-harvested fish and mammals from the eastern canadian arctic. | human anisakidosis is a recognized arctic zoonosis that is directly related to the consumption of traditional inuit foods, particularly raw fish. the epidemiology of infections with the zoonotic anisakid nematodes anisakis simplex and pseudoterranova decipiens was investigated from august 2007 to july 2009 in inuit-harvested fish and marine mammals from inuit regions of nunavik, nunavut, and nunatsiavut, canada. fish were tested for anisakid larvae using the pepsin-hcl digestion method, and the ... | 2012 | 22957974 |
| pathological changes of stomach in ringed seal (pusa hispida) from arviat (north canada) caused by anisakid nematodes. | this is a report of lesions associated with the nematodes (anisakidae) from the stomach of ringed seals (pusa hispida). on thirty one examined ringed seals from arviat, thirteen were infected by 1 to 24 anisakids. identification of nematodes from their stomachs showed two species; contracaecum osculatum (sensu lato) (79 specimens) and pseudoterranova decipiens (sensu lato) (11 specimens). in the gastric sections with parasites, larvae and adults of nematodes were present mainly in the fundic por ... | 2013 | 23691577 |
| anisakids of seals found on the southern coast of baltic sea. | in the present study 5 grey seals (halichoerus grypus), 3 common seals (phoca vitulina) and 1 ringed seal (pusa hispida) bycaught or stranded on the polish baltic sea coast in years 2000-2006 were investigated for the infestation of parasitic anisakid nematodes. 749 of anisakids were found. the most common were: contracaecum osculatum (59.3%) and pseudoterranova decipiens (31.0%). there were also small numbers of anisakis simplex (0.8%). after performing rflp three sibling species were found. c. ... | 2014 | 24570064 |