Impact ID5756
Impact TypeDisease/Parasite/Toxicity
Study TypeObservational
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionEels with Anguillicola crassus have damage to swim bladder walls, including dilation and congestion of blood vessels, inflammation, hemorrhaging, and fibrosis. Damage to the swim bladder increased with the number of nematodes in swim bladder wall, and larger eels had higher levels of nematodes.
Reference40137
Cost 
LocationUnited Kingdom

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