Table 4 Presence and burden of nematode infections in juvenile harbour porpoises with and without pneumonias of different aetiologies
Lung pathology and aetiology | No. of harbour porpoises infected (no. with light infection/no. with heavy infection) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Stenurus minor | Torynurus convolutus/Halocercus sp. | Pseudalius inflexus | |
No severe pneumonia (n = 20) | 3 (3/0) | 5 (4/1) | 1 (1/0) |
Severe pneumonia (n = 21) | 2 (2/0) | 14 (5/9) | 11 (5/6) |
Parasitic (n = 6) | 1 | 4 (2/2) | 4 (1/3) |
Bacterial (n = 5) | 1 (1/0) | 2 (2/0) | 2 (2/0) |
Fungal (n = 2) | 0 | 1 (1/0) | 1 (1/0) |