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Accession number:

169

Host species (latin):

Anguilla anguilla

Common name:

Eel, European

Disease/condition:

Papillomatosis

Location (host):

Head

Aetiology:

Possibly viral

Aetiology:

Possibly viral

Additional Information:

Significance:

Only one eel affected. Electro-fished from Rig Mill beck (N. Yorkshire). This condition is well known in eels.

Lession:

Raised papillomatous lesion characterised by marked epithelial hyperplasia; the epidermis forming distinct folds supported by strands of connective tissue of varying thickness.

Stains:

Location:

Yorkshire Water Authority

Area:

North west England

Country:

Submitter:

D. Bucke

Accession date:

5/20/1980

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