Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Can inorganic elements affect herpesvirus infections in European eels?
- Journal:
- Environmental science and pollution research international
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Muñoz, Pilar et al.
- Affiliation:
- Departamento de Sanidad Animal · Spain
Abstract
In combination, pollution and pathogens represent a serious threat to the health of European eels that has been increasingly recognized. Thus, the impact of contaminants, cadmium, lead, mercury, and selenium, on anguillid herpesvirus 1 infection in wild European eels has been evaluated. Despite the small sample size, results indicate that selenium and mercury concentrations may compromise the European eel immune system as herpesvirus infection was more prevalent in specimens with higher Hg and Se hepatic concentrations.
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