BACTERIAL INFECTION IN AN IRRAWADDY DOLPHIN (ORCAELLA BREVIROSTRIS)

@inproceedings{Yu2013BACTERIALII,
  title={BACTERIAL INFECTION IN AN IRRAWADDY DOLPHIN (ORCAELLA BREVIROSTRIS)},
  author={Jinhai Yu and Zhaofei Xia},
  booktitle={Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians},
  year={2013}
}
  • Jinhai Yu, Z. Xia
  • Published in
    Journal of zoo and wildlife…
     13 March 2013
  • Medicine
Abstract:  One pregnant captive Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris), with a body length of 225 cm, was found dead on 8 June 2009. The dolphin was anorexic and circling at the bottom of the pool before death. Laboratory tests revealed an increased leukocyte count and decreased platelet count; increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate; and slightly decreased red blood cell count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit. Alkaline phosphatase, creatinine, and glucose were significantly decreased. Moreover… 
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Cutaneous nodules in Irrawaddy dolphins: an emerging disease in vulnerable populations.
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Cutaneous nodules in vulnerable populations of Irrawaddy dolphins Orcaella brevirostris from Malaysia, India, and Bangladesh were detected and consisted of thick collagen bundles covered by a moderately hyperplasic epithelium and were diagnosed as fibropapillomas.

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