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  <dc:identifier>doi:10.1111/jfd.70046</dc:identifier>
  <dc:source xml:lang="eng">Journal of Fish Diseases</dc:source>
  <dc:description xml:lang="eng">This case report presents a recent case of scuticociliatosis in a whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus), housed at a zoo (Haus des Meeres Aqua Terra Zoo, Vienna, Austria). Clinical signs such as uncoordinated swimming and body tilt were observed prior to death. Postmortem examination and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed significant brain lesions consistent with granulomatous or necrotising encephalitis. Histopathology and molecular diagnostics confirmed the presence of the scuticociliate Miamiensis avidus and/or Philasterides dicentrarchi in the brain, with extensive tissue invasion. This case underscores the pathogenicity of scuticociliates in elasmobranchs, highlighting the need for effective management practices in aquaria to prevent or mitigate such infections. In this study, we present the first documented infection with scuticociliates in the whitetip reef shark.</dc:description>
  <dc:language>eng</dc:language>
  <dc:type xml:lang="eng">Text</dc:type>
  <dc:type xml:lang="eng">journal article</dc:type>
  <dc:subject xml:lang="eng">Magnetic Resonance Imaging</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject xml:lang="eng">MRI</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject xml:lang="eng">Scuticociliatosis</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject xml:lang="eng">Shark Disease</dc:subject>
  <dc:subject xml:lang="eng">Triaenodon Obesus</dc:subject>
  <dc:publisher>Wiley</dc:publisher>
  <dc:rights xml:lang="eng">© 2025 The Author(s)</dc:rights>
  <dc:rights xml:lang="eng">open access</dc:rights>
  <dc:rights>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/</dc:rights>
  <dc:creator>Hella Schwegler</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Jeff Schreiner</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Maria Prüllage</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Karoline Lipnik</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Astrid S. Holzer</dc:creator>
  <dc:creator>Eva Lewisch</dc:creator>
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  <dc:type xml:lang="deu">Text</dc:type>
  <dc:type xml:lang="deu">Wissenschaftlicher Artikel</dc:type>
  <dc:rights xml:lang="ita">Open Access</dc:rights>
  <dc:date>2026</dc:date>
  <dc:title xml:lang="eng">Trouble in the Tank: A Case Report of Fatal Scuticociliate Encephalitis in a Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus)</dc:title>
  <dc:type xml:lang="ita">Documento PDF</dc:type>
  <dc:type xml:lang="ita">Articolo scientifico</dc:type>
  <dc:identifier>https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:5353</dc:identifier>
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