Clearance of a dermal Huffmanela sp. in a sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus) using levamisole
MacLean, R. A., Fatzinger, M. H., Woolard, K. D., & Harms, C. A. (2006, November 21). Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, Vol. 73, pp. 83–88.
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R. MacLean n, M. Fatzinger*, K. Woolard n & C. Harms n
author keywords: parasitic nematode; Huffmanela; Carcharhinus plumbeus; elasmobranchii; levamisole
MeSH headings : Animals; Antinematodal Agents / administration & dosage; Antinematodal Agents / pharmacology; Female; Fish Diseases / drug therapy; Fish Diseases / parasitology; Levamisole / administration & dosage; Levamisole / pharmacology; Nematoda / drug effects; Nematoda / isolation & purification; Nematode Infections / drug therapy; Nematode Infections / veterinary; Ovum / cytology; Sharks / parasitology; Skin / parasitology; Skin Diseases, Parasitic / veterinary; Treatment Outcome
topics (OpenAlex): Leech Biology and Applications; Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology; Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
TL;DR:
A wild-caught captive sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus developed a contiguous network of darkly pigmented linear tracks that progressed from the snout to the ventral cervical region, with no recurrence or apparent complications.
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