According to a statement from the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), this is the first reported case of illness in the UK. shark Greenland (Somniosus microcephalus), an elusive, perennial species that lives in the deep waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans.
A microscopic examination of the brain fluid of a Greenland shark revealed Pasteurella, a bacterial species. This could be the cause of meningitis in sharks.
The Greenland shark is estimated to be around 100 years old when it dies. Although it’s not known how long sharks can live, scientists think sharks can live to be at least 272 years old, according to a 2016 study published in the journal Science.
The dead shark, measuring 4 meters long and weighing 285 kilograms, ran aground near the port of Newlyn in Cornwall, southwest England, on March 13, but the tide swept the carcass out to sea. A recreational boating company retrieved the shark on March 15 and it is the second Greenland shark in the UK recorded to date.
Meningitis was found during autopsies or autopsies of the animals, the statement said, which could explain why the shark ventured out of its natural habitat of deep water and ended up contracting the disease. shallow.
The shark’s body was damaged and there were signs of bleeding in the soft tissue around its pectoral fins, along with silt found in its stomach, suggesting the shark was still alive when it washed ashore.
The team plans to publish a study of the shark’s autopsy report.
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