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In Southern Sea Otters (Enhydra Lutris Nereis) T IJP: Parasites and Wildlife 9 (2019) 60–67 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect IJP: Parasites and Wildlife journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/ijppaw Pathology and epidemiology of nasopulmonary acariasis (Halarachne sp.) in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) T Colleen E. Shockling Denta,1, Melissa A. Millerb,c, Francesca Batacb, Erin Doddb, ∗ Woutrina Smithc,d, Risa Pesapaned, Janet Foleyd, a College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, 1900 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA b California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center, 151 McAllister Way, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, USA c One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, 1089 Veterinary Medicine Dr., Davis, CA, 95616, USA d Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA, 95616, USA ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Keywords: Halarachne sp. nasal mites infest harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) in Enhydra lutris California, but little is known about the pathophysiology of these infestations, or risk factors for exposure. To Epidemiology investigate these questions, a retrospective case-control study was performed using necropsy data from 70 mite- Halarachne sp. infested sea otters, and 144 non-infested controls. Case records for sea otters examined by pathologists from Nasal (nasopulmonary) mite February 1999 through May 2015 were examined to assess risk factors for infestation, and lesions associated Risk factor with nasopulmonary acariasis. Animals with a history of captive care within 10 days of death or carcass recovery Sea otter were 3.2 times more likely to be infested with nasopulmonary mites than those with no history of recent re- habilitation. Sea otters stranding within 1 km of Elkhorn Slough in Monterey Bay were 4.9 times more likely to be infested with nasal mites than other areas; this site is characterized by high sea otter contact with sympatric harbor seals (a common host for Halarachne sp.), and a comparatively large population of rehabilitated and released sea otters. Aged adult otters were 9.4 times more likely to be infested than younger animals, and sea otters with nasopulmonary acariasis were 14.2 times more likely to have upper respiratory inflammation than un-infested animals. Additional findings in otters with nasopulmonary acariasis included lower respiratory tract bacterial infections, presence of medium-sized and/or fresh nose wounds at necropsy (indicators of recent face- to-face interaction between otters during copulation or fighting), and turbinate bone erosion. Our findings, although preliminary, suggest that captive rehabilitation and close contact with harbor seals could facilitate nasopulmonary mite transmission to sea otters. We also identified a high-risk zone for nasopulmonary acariasis in sea otters. We also provide preliminary data to suggest that nasopulmonary mite infestations can cause sig- nificant respiratory pathology in sea otters. 1. Introduction rosmarus). The Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis) hosted its own species of respiratory mite, which went extinct with its host While often commensals or opportunistic pathogens, mites are often (Furman and Dailey, 1980). Respiratory mite infestation has also been under-recognized as contributors to wildlife morbidity and mortality. reported in Weddell (Leptonychotes weddellii), gray (Halichoeris grypus), Among more than 50,000 recognized mite species, at least nine mite elephant (Mirounga angustirostrus), harbor (Phoca vitulina), and spotted families (Cytoditidae, Entonyssidae, Ereynetidae, Gastronyssidae, seals (Phoca largha), and less commonly, sea otters (Enhydra lutris) Halarachnidae, Lemurnyssidae, Pneumocoptidae, Rhinonyssidae and (Ferris, 1925; Newell, 1947; King, 1964; Kenyon et al., 1965; Dailey Trombiculidae) contain obligate respiratory parasites of vertebrates and Brownell, 1972; Domrow, 1974; Dunlap et al., 1976; Fay and (Mullen and O'Connor, 2002). Nasopulmonary mite infestations have Furman, 1982; Pesapane et al., 2018 in review). been reported in four species of sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus, Zalophus Halarachnid mites infest marine mammals, canids, nonhuman pri- californianus, Neophoca cinerea, and Otaria byronia), fur seals (Cal- mates and small mammals such as porcupines and squirrels (Krantz and lorhinus ursinus and Arctocephalus spp.), and walruses (Odobenus Walter, 2009). Halarachne sp. infestations have been reported from ∗ Corresponding author. School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California, Davis, 95616, USA. E-mail address: [email protected] (J. Foley). 1 Present address: 1287 Vinewood Drive, Columbus, OH 43229, USA. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.03.009 Received 26 September 2018; Received in revised form 6 March 2019; Accepted 10 March 2019 2213-2244/ © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Australian Society for Parasitology. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY-NC-ND/4.0/). C.E. Shockling Dent, et al. IJP: Parasites and Wildlife 9 (2019) 60–67 seals (Phocidae) and sea otters (Mustelidae) (Kenyon et al., 1965), while Orthohalarachne infestations are more typical for fur seals and sea lions (Otariidae) and walrus (Odobenidae) (Newell, 1947; Furman and Dailey, 1980; Kim et al., 1980). A recent study by our team confirmed southern sea otter (E. lutris nereis) infection by H. halichoeri, estimated the prevalence of naso- pulmonary mites in necropsied otters, and created a DNA reference for mites collected from southern sea otters during necropsy (Pesapane et al., 2018 in review). The current study builds on that effort by in- vestigating potential risk factors for infestation, and assessing lesions associated with nasopulmonary acariasis in necropsied southern sea otters. Light intensities from 1 to 7 mites of Halarachne sp. were re- ported in 3% of necropsied, wild northern sea otters (E. lutris kenyoni) from Amchitka Island, Alaska (Kenyon et al., 1965). In contrast, > 3000 Halarachne sp. mites were reported from the respiratory tract of a captive sea otter that died with erythematous nasal mucosa, turbinate osteolysis, and pulmonary congestion (Kenyon et al., 1965). During necropsy, we have observed dense H. halichoeri infestations in southern sea otters, including stranded animals that had been held in captivity for rehabilitation, and wild otters that stranded in regions with dense populations of sympatric pinnipeds (unpub. Miller). Although both have been postulated as potential sources of nasopulmonary mite in- festation in sea otters and other marine mammals (Kenyon et al., 1965; Furman and Smith, 1973; Fravel and Procter, 2016), no epidemiolo- gical studies have been reported to assess the strength of these asso- ciations. In addition, other than a single anecdotal report (Kenyon et al., 1965), little was known about the significance of varying naso- pulmonary mite burdens on sea otters, or potential mite-associated pathology. As a first step toward addressing these questions, a retrospective case-control study design was used to scan records from 214 southern sea otters necropsied by pathologists from 1999 through 2015 for a defined set of respiratory lesions and other health conditions. We also analyzed each animal's stranding location, age class, sex, and other attributes for potential associations with nasopulmonary mite infesta- tion. Although preliminary, our findings support hypotheses regarding the potential for captive care and phocid contact to facilitate sea otter infection with nasopulmonary mites. Our research also suggest that nasopulmonary mite infestations can cause significant respiratory pa- thology in sea otters. Findings from this study highlight the importance of controlling nasal mite infestation in captive sea otters, and can in- Fig. 1. Nasopulmonary acariasis in southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). A. form, rehabilitation, animal translocation, and oil spill response prac- A single hexapod larval nasal mite (Halarachne sp.) has wandered out of the tices. nose and is present on the planum nasale (arrow). This highly motile infectious larval stage is most common in the nares and rostral turbinates of the upper 2. Materials and methods respiratory tract (Bar = 6 mm). Inset: Rhinoscopic view of a mass of hexapod larval mites (Halarachne sp.) crawling on the nasal turbinates of a sedated, live, 2.1. Sea otter necropsy, histopathology and mite collection captive sea otter (Bar = 2.5 mm). Image courtesy of Dr Michael Murray, Monterey Bay Aquarium. B. The larger, elongated (cigar-shaped) Halarachne sp. Necropsies of opportunistically available southern sea otters were adults typically aggregate in the nasopharynx, but can also be found in the performed at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) oropharynx, trachea and bronchi. Adult mites can become very densely packed in the nasopharynx, as shown here (Bar = 3 mm). C. The planum nasale was Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care and Research Center, as previously removed during necropsy, exposing the nasal cartilage and turbinate bones. As described (Chinn et al., 2016). During review of records, “Cases” were refrigerated carcasses warm up, larval mites often exit the nasal cavity and are fi de ned as sea otters where one or more mites were reported in the readily apparent (arrows). This is a moderate infestation.
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