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Prevalence of diarrhoea and enteritis in harbor seals and grey seals infected with cestodes.
| Seal species | Harbor seal | Grey seal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathological finding | (n = 79) | (n = 16) | ||||
| Cestode infection level | Mild (n = 53) |
Moderate (n = 23) |
Severe (n = 3) |
Mild (n = 6) |
Moderate (n = 1) |
Severe (n = 9) |
| Diarrhoea | 57% (n = 30) |
57% (n = 13) |
67% (n = 2) |
17% (n = 1) |
100% (n = 1) |
56% (n = 5) |
| Enteritis | 91% (n = 48) |
87% (n = 20) |
67% (n = 2) |
83% (n = 5) |
100% (n = 1) |
89% (n = 8) |
