The seal louse (Echinophthirius horridus) in the Dutch Wadden Sea: investigation of vector-borne pathogens

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Pathogens detected in Echinophthiriidae

Echinophthiriid species	Detected pathogen	References
Echinophthirius horridus	Acanthocheilonema spirocauda	[7,8,9,10, Present study]
	Bartonella henselae	[5]
	Anaplasma phagocytophilum	[Present study]
	Mycoplasma sp.	[Present study]
Antarctophthirus callorhini	Salmonella enteritidis	[3]
Proechinophthirus fluctus	Salmonella enteritidis	[3]
Proechinophthirus fluctus	Rickettsia sp.	[4]
Lepidophthirus macrorhini	Southern elephant seal virus (SESV)	[6]

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