Key features: Written by the scientist who named this parasite and was the first to set up
proper diagnostic techniques Serves as the first ever book to provide information on the …

Baleen and sperm whales, belonging to the Order Cetartiodactyla, are the largest and
heaviest existent mammals in the world, collectively known as large whales. Large whales …

Leukocytes play a major role in combating infections either by phagocytosis, release of
antimicrobial granules, or extracellular trap (ET) formation. ET formation is preceded by a …

The increasing public perception that marine megafauna is under threat is an outstanding
incentive to investigate their essential habitats (EMH), their responses to human and climate …

Members of the Brachycladiidae are known to cause pathologies implicated in cetacean
strandings and it is important to develop accurate diagnostic markers to differentiate these …

Zoonotic larvae of the family Anisakidae found in several fish species represent a serious
risk in public health since they may cause food-borne anisakidosis in humans. Chile has …

The past two decades have seen numerous discoveries of single-celled parasites (protozoa)
infecting marine mammals, including normal biota, primary pathogens, and species that can …

The occurrence of protozoan parasite, bacterial communities, organic pollutants and heavy
metals was investigated in free-ranging species of fin (Balaenoptera physalus, n. 2) and …

Purpose Many marine animals are infected and susceptible to toxoplasmosis, which is
considered as a potential transmission source of Toxoplasma gondii to other hosts …

Mass strandings of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are rare in the Mediterranean
Sea. Nevertheless, in 2014 a pod of 7 specimens stranded alive along the Italian coast of …