Unusual incidence of chronic pneumonia associated with cholesterol deposits in stranded and bycaught franciscanas Pontoporia blainvillei

Autor(es)

Ruoppolo, Valeria ^{[1, 2]} ; Thijl Vanstreels, Ralph Eric ^[3] ; Marigo, Juliana ^{[2, 4]} ; Catao-Dias, Jose Luiz ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Int Fund Anim Welf, Emergency Relief Team, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675 - USA

^[2] Projeto BioPesca, Praia Grande, SP - Brazil

^[3] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Dept Patol, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[4] Univ Estado Rio de Janeiro, Fac Oceanog, Lab Mamiferos Aqut Bioindicadores MAQUA, BR-20550011 Rio De Janeiro - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS; v. 92, n. 1, p. 75-81, OCT 26 2010.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

Franciscanas Pontoporia blainvillei are small dolphins endemic to Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. During routine pathologic examinations, chronic pneumonia associated with cholesterol deposits was found in 16.7% of stranded and incidentally bycaught franciscanas (n = 60), and was more frequent in dolphins from the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo (Franciscana Management Area II) and frequently accompanied by splenic lymphoid hyperplasia. It is unclear why these otherwise uncommon lesions were relatively frequent in the studied dolphins, and further research is advised. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 00/14669-0 - Patologia comparada das principais enfermidades parasitárias de mamíferos marinhos encontrados na costa Sudeste e Sul do Brasil
• Beneficiário: Juliana Marigo
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado
• Processo FAPESP: 99/12335-8 - Patologia comparada de cetáceos e pinípedes
• Beneficiário: Valéria Ruoppolo
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado