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Prevalence of the different enteritis forms diagnosed in the two host species; marked in bold are the three most frequent types of enteritis in harbor and grey seals1.
| Character of inflammation | Harbor seal | Grey seal |
|---|---|---|
| (n = 180) | (n = 24) | |
| Eosinophilic | 71% | 50% |
| Granulomatous | 58% | 17% |
| Catarrhal | 31% | 63% |
| Supperative-necrotizing | 3% | 0% |
| Ulcerating | 1% | 17% |
| Necrotizing | 1% | 4% |
| Erosive | 0% | 8% |
1The most frequent inflammatory alterations are marked in bold for each species.
