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    Can inorganic elements affect herpesvirus infections in European eels?
    (Springer, 2019-11-14) Muñoz, Pilar; Barcala, Elena; Peñalver, José; Romero García, Diego; Sanidad Animal
    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.