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Case Report: Ambergris coprolite and septicemia in a male sperm whale stranded in La Palma (Canary Islands).
Fernández, Antonio; Suárez-Santana, Cristian; Alonso-Almorox, Paula; Consoli, Francesco Achille; Suárez González, Zuleima; Molpeceres-Diego, Ignacio; Iglesias González, Claudia; Hernández, Marta Lorente; Pérez, Amaranta Hugo; Martín-Barrasa, José Luis; Llorente, Laura Iglesias; Medina, Félix M; Guzmán, Raiden Grandía; Rueda, Diego Llinás; Arbelo, Manuel; Sierra, Eva.
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  • Fernández A; Veterinary Histology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA), Atlantic Center for Cetacean Research, Marine Mammals Health WOAH col Centre, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Veterinary School, Las Palmas, Spain.
  • Suárez-Santana C; Canary Islands Stranding Network, Canary Islands Government, Canary Islands, Spain.
  • Alonso-Almorox P; Veterinary Histology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA), Atlantic Center for Cetacean Research, Marine Mammals Health WOAH col Centre, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Veterinary School, Las Palmas, Spain.
  • Consoli FA; Canary Islands Stranding Network, Canary Islands Government, Canary Islands, Spain.
  • Suárez González Z; Veterinary Histology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA), Atlantic Center for Cetacean Research, Marine Mammals Health WOAH col Centre, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Veterinary School, Las Palmas, Spain.
  • Molpeceres-Diego I; Canary Islands Stranding Network, Canary Islands Government, Canary Islands, Spain.
  • Iglesias González C; Veterinary Histology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA), Atlantic Center for Cetacean Research, Marine Mammals Health WOAH col Centre, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Veterinary School, Las Palmas, Spain.
  • Hernández ML; Canary Islands Stranding Network, Canary Islands Government, Canary Islands, Spain.
  • Pérez AH; Veterinary Histology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA), Atlantic Center for Cetacean Research, Marine Mammals Health WOAH col Centre, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Veterinary School, Las Palmas, Spain.
  • Martín-Barrasa JL; Canary Islands Stranding Network, Canary Islands Government, Canary Islands, Spain.
  • Llorente LI; Veterinary Histology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA), Atlantic Center for Cetacean Research, Marine Mammals Health WOAH col Centre, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Veterinary School, Las Palmas, Spain.
  • Medina FM; Canary Islands Stranding Network, Canary Islands Government, Canary Islands, Spain.
  • Guzmán RG; Veterinary Histology and Pathology, Institute of Animal Health and Food Safety (IUSA), Atlantic Center for Cetacean Research, Marine Mammals Health WOAH col Centre, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Veterinary School, Las Palmas, Spain.
  • Rueda DL; Canary Islands Stranding Network, Canary Islands Government, Canary Islands, Spain.
  • Arbelo M; Canary Islands Stranding Network, Canary Islands Government, Canary Islands, Spain.
  • Sierra E; Canary Islands Stranding Network, Canary Islands Government, Canary Islands, Spain.
Front Vet Sci ; 11: 1388276, 2024.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38650849
ABSTRACT
On the 21st of May 2023, a dead adult male sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) of 13 m in length and estimated weight of around 18,000 kg was reportedly stranded at Playa Los Nogales, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. A necropsy was performed 48hpm. A 50 cm diameter and 9.5 kg coprolite was found obstructing the caudal colon-rectal lumen. Necro-hemorrhagic lesions were found in heart muscles and three different bacteria of intestinal origin were isolated and identified (Edwarsiella tarda, Hathewaya limosa and Clostridium perfringens). It is reported a lethal septicemia of intestinal origin associated with ambergris coprolite as cause of death in this sperm whale.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Front Vet Sci Year: 2024 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Spain