Gastric Ulcer Caused by Contracaecum Osculatum in a Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubata)
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S.K. Lui, DVM, PhD
Department of Pathology, The Animal Medical Center, New York, NY

Gastric ulcer caused by Contracaecum osculatum (Nematode: Ascarididae) was observed in a Steller sea lion from the California coast. The parasite penetrated deeply into the gastric wall and caused extensive inflammatory reaction. The nature of the ulcer and the extent of the reaction is discussed.

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S. K. Lui, DVM, PhD


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