Impact ID5271
Impact TypeDisease/Parasite/Toxicity
Study TypeObservational
Study LocationField
Impact DescriptionOsmerus eperlanus is a paratenic host for the parasitic nematode, Anguillicola crassus (causing swimbladder lesions); in Europe, European smelt transmits the parasite when preyed upon by eels.
Reference29569
Cost 
LocationNetherlands

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