PMID- 29710401 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190422 LR - 20200930 IS - 1548-8667 (Electronic) IS - 0899-7659 (Linking) VI - 30 IP - 2 DP - 2018 Jun TI - Infection by Nanophyetus salmincola and Toxic Contaminant Exposure in Out-migrating Steelhead from Puget Sound, Washington: Implications for Early Marine Survival. PG - 103-118 LID - 10.1002/aah.10017 [doi] AB - Out-migrating steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss from four Puget Sound rivers and associated marine basins of Puget Sound in Washington State were examined for the parasite, Nanophyetus salmincola in 2014 to determine whether recent trends in reduced marine survival are associated with the presence of this pathogen. A subset of steelhead from three of these river-marine basin combinations was analyzed for the presence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to assess whether exposure to these contaminants is a contributing factor to their reduced marine survival. The prevalence and parasite load of N. salmincola were significantly higher in fish from central and southern Puget Sound than in fish from river systems in northern Puget Sound. The proportion of steelhead samples with concentrations of POPs higher than adverse effects thresholds (AETs) or concentrations known to cause adverse effects was also greater in fish from the central and southern regions of Puget Sound than in those from the northern region. Polybrominated diphenyl ether concentrations associated with increased disease susceptibility were observed in 10% and 40% of the steelhead sampled from central and southern Puget Sound regions, respectively, but in none of the fish sampled from the northern region. The AET for polychlorinated biphenyls was exceeded in steelhead collected from marine habitats: 25% of the samples from the marine basins in the central and southern regions of Puget Sound and 17% of samples from northern Puget Sound region. Both N. salmincola and POP levels suggest there are adverse health effects on out-migrating steelhead from one southern and one central Puget Sound river that have lower early marine survival than those from a river system in northern Puget Sound. CI - (c) 2018 American Fisheries Society. FAU - Chen, M F AU - Chen MF AD - Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, 6730 Martin Way East, Olympia, Washington, 98670, USA. FAU - O'Neill, S M AU - O'Neill SM AD - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Post Office Box 43150, Olympia, Washington, 98504-3150, USA. FAU - Carey, A J AU - Carey AJ AD - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Post Office Box 43150, Olympia, Washington, 98504-3150, USA. FAU - Conrad, R H AU - Conrad RH AD - Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, 6730 Martin Way East, Olympia, Washington, 98670, USA. FAU - Stewart, B A AU - Stewart BA AD - Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission, 6730 Martin Way East, Olympia, Washington, 98670, USA. FAU - Snekvik, K R AU - Snekvik KR AD - College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, 99164, USA. FAU - Ylitalo, G M AU - Ylitalo GM AD - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Environmental and Fisheries Sciences Division, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, Washington, 98112, USA. FAU - Hershberger, P K AU - Hershberger PK AD - U.S. Geologic Survey, Western Fisheries Research Center, Marrowstone Marine Field Station, 616 Marrowstone Point Road, Nordland, Washington, 98358, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. DEP - 20180430 PL - United States TA - J Aquat Anim Health JT - Journal of aquatic animal health JID - 9884881 RN - 0 (Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers) RN - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical) RN - DFC2HB4I0K (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) SB - IM MH - Animal Migration MH - Animals MH - Environmental Monitoring MH - Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers/adverse effects/analysis MH - Oncorhynchus mykiss/*metabolism/parasitology MH - Polychlorinated Biphenyls/adverse effects/analysis MH - Rivers MH - Trematoda/isolation & purification MH - Trematode Infections/*veterinary MH - Washington MH - Water Pollutants, Chemical/adverse effects/*analysis EDAT- 2018/05/02 06:00 MHDA- 2019/04/23 06:00 CRDT- 2018/05/01 06:00 PHST- 2017/05/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/12/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/05/02 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/04/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/05/01 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/aah.10017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Aquat Anim Health. 2018 Jun;30(2):103-118. doi: 10.1002/aah.10017. Epub 2018 Apr 30.