Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012

Autores
McAloose, Denise; Rago, María Virginia; Di Martino, Matías; Chirife, Andrea; Olson, Sarah; Beltramino, Lucas; Pozzi, Luciana Melina; Musmeci, Luciana; La Sala, Luciano Francisco; Mohamed, Nadia; Sala, Juan Emilio; Bandieri, Lucas; Andrejuk, Julian; Tomaszewicz, Ania; Seimon, Tracie; Sironi, Mariano; Samartino, Luis Ernesto; Rowntree, Victoria; Uhart, Marcela M.
Año de publicación
2016
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inglés
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artículo
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versión publicada
Descripción
Between 2003 and 2012, 605 southern right whales (SRW; Eubalaena australis) were found dead along the shores of Península Valdés (PV), Argentina. These deaths included alarmingly high annual losses between 2007 and 2012, a peak number of deaths (116) in 2012, and a significant number of deaths across years in calves-of-the-year (544 of 605 [89.9%]; average = 60.4 yr-1). Post-mortem examination and pathogen testing were performed on 212 whales; 208 (98.1%) were calves-of-the-year and 48.0% of these were newborns or neonates. A known or probable cause of death was established in only a small number (6.6%) of cases. These included ship strike in a juvenile and blunt trauma or lacerations (n = 5), pneumonia (n = 4), myocarditis (n = 2), meningitis (n = 1), or myocarditis and meningitis (n = 1) in calves. Ante-mortem gull parasitism was the most common gross finding. It was associated with systemic disease in a single 1-2 mo old calf. Immunohistochemical labeling for canine distemper virus, Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella spp., and PCR for cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV), influenza A, and apicomplexan protozoa were negative on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded lung and brain samples from a subset of whales; PCR for Brucella spp. was positive in a newborn/neonate with pneumonia. Skin samples from whales with gull parasitism were PCR negative for CeMV, poxvirus, and papillomavirus. This is the first long-term study to investigate and summarize notable post-mortem findings in the PV SRW population. Consistent, significant findings within or between years to explain the majority of deaths and those in high-mortality years remain to be identified
Inst. de Patobiología
Fil: McAloose, DeniseWildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados Unidos. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Rago, Virginia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados Unidos
Fil: Di Martino, Matías. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados Unidos
Fil: Chirife, AndreaSouthern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Olson, Sarah. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados Unidos
Fil: Beltramino, Lucas. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Pozzi, Luciana Melina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; Argentina
Fil: Musmeci, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; Argentina
Fil: la Sala, Luciano Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biologia, Bioquimica y Farmacia. Catedra de Parasitologia Clinica; Argentina
Fil: Mohamed, Nadia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Sala, Juan Emilio. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Bandieri, Lucas. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Andrejuk, Julian. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Tomaszewicz, Ania. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados Unidos
Fil: Tomaszewicz, Ania. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados Unidos
Fil: Seimon, Tracie. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados Unidos
Fil: Sironi, Mariano. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas; Argentina
Fil: Samartino, Luis Ernesto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina
Fil: Rowntree, Victoria. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. University of Utah. Department of Biology; Estados Unidos
Fil: Uhart, Marcela M. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados Unidos. University of California. School of Veterinary Medicine. One Health Institute; Argentina
Fuente
Diseases of aquatic organisms 119 (1) : 17-36. (2016)
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Enfermedades de los Animales
Eubalaena Australis
Ballena
Inspección Postmortem
Animal Diseases
Whales
Postmortem Examination
Península Valdés, Chubut
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spelling Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012McAloose, DeniseRago, María VirginiaDi Martino, MatíasChirife, AndreaOlson, SarahBeltramino, LucasPozzi, Luciana MelinaMusmeci, LucianaLa Sala, Luciano FranciscoMohamed, NadiaSala, Juan EmilioBandieri, LucasAndrejuk, JulianTomaszewicz, AniaSeimon, TracieSironi, MarianoSamartino, Luis ErnestoRowntree, VictoriaUhart, Marcela M.Enfermedades de los AnimalesEubalaena AustralisBallenaInspección PostmortemAnimal DiseasesWhalesPostmortem ExaminationPenínsula Valdés, ChubutBetween 2003 and 2012, 605 southern right whales (SRW; Eubalaena australis) were found dead along the shores of Península Valdés (PV), Argentina. These deaths included alarmingly high annual losses between 2007 and 2012, a peak number of deaths (116) in 2012, and a significant number of deaths across years in calves-of-the-year (544 of 605 [89.9%]; average = 60.4 yr-1). Post-mortem examination and pathogen testing were performed on 212 whales; 208 (98.1%) were calves-of-the-year and 48.0% of these were newborns or neonates. A known or probable cause of death was established in only a small number (6.6%) of cases. These included ship strike in a juvenile and blunt trauma or lacerations (n = 5), pneumonia (n = 4), myocarditis (n = 2), meningitis (n = 1), or myocarditis and meningitis (n = 1) in calves. Ante-mortem gull parasitism was the most common gross finding. It was associated with systemic disease in a single 1-2 mo old calf. Immunohistochemical labeling for canine distemper virus, Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella spp., and PCR for cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV), influenza A, and apicomplexan protozoa were negative on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded lung and brain samples from a subset of whales; PCR for Brucella spp. was positive in a newborn/neonate with pneumonia. Skin samples from whales with gull parasitism were PCR negative for CeMV, poxvirus, and papillomavirus. This is the first long-term study to investigate and summarize notable post-mortem findings in the PV SRW population. Consistent, significant findings within or between years to explain the majority of deaths and those in high-mortality years remain to be identifiedInst. de PatobiologíaFil: McAloose, DeniseWildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados Unidos. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Rago, Virginia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados UnidosFil: Di Martino, Matías. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados UnidosFil: Chirife, AndreaSouthern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Olson, Sarah. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados UnidosFil: Beltramino, Lucas. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Pozzi, Luciana Melina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; ArgentinaFil: Musmeci, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; ArgentinaFil: la Sala, Luciano Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biologia, Bioquimica y Farmacia. Catedra de Parasitologia Clinica; ArgentinaFil: Mohamed, Nadia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Sala, Juan Emilio. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Bandieri, Lucas. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Andrejuk, Julian. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; ArgentinaFil: Tomaszewicz, Ania. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados UnidosFil: Tomaszewicz, Ania. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados UnidosFil: Seimon, Tracie. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados UnidosFil: Sironi, Mariano. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas; ArgentinaFil: Samartino, Luis Ernesto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; ArgentinaFil: Rowntree, Victoria. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. University of Utah. Department of Biology; Estados UnidosFil: Uhart, Marcela M. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados Unidos. University of California. School of Veterinary Medicine. One Health Institute; Argentina2017-09-13T13:41:52Z2017-09-13T13:41:52Z2016info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1205http://www.int-res.com/articles/dao_oa/d119p017.pdfMcAloose D, Rago MV, Di Martino M, Chirife A and others (2016) Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012. Dis Aquat Org 119:17-36.0177-5103 (Print)1616-1580 (Online)https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02986Diseases of aquatic organisms 119 (1) : 17-36. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012
title Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012
spellingShingle Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012
McAloose, Denise
Enfermedades de los Animales
Eubalaena Australis
Ballena
Inspección Postmortem
Animal Diseases
Whales
Postmortem Examination
Península Valdés, Chubut
title_short Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012
title_full Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012
title_fullStr Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012
title_full_unstemmed Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012
title_sort Post-mortem findings in southern right whales Eubalaena australis at Península Valdés, Argentina, 2003-2012
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv McAloose, Denise
Rago, María Virginia
Di Martino, Matías
Chirife, Andrea
Olson, Sarah
Beltramino, Lucas
Pozzi, Luciana Melina
Musmeci, Luciana
La Sala, Luciano Francisco
Mohamed, Nadia
Sala, Juan Emilio
Bandieri, Lucas
Andrejuk, Julian
Tomaszewicz, Ania
Seimon, Tracie
Sironi, Mariano
Samartino, Luis Ernesto
Rowntree, Victoria
Uhart, Marcela M.
author McAloose, Denise
author_facet McAloose, Denise
Rago, María Virginia
Di Martino, Matías
Chirife, Andrea
Olson, Sarah
Beltramino, Lucas
Pozzi, Luciana Melina
Musmeci, Luciana
La Sala, Luciano Francisco
Mohamed, Nadia
Sala, Juan Emilio
Bandieri, Lucas
Andrejuk, Julian
Tomaszewicz, Ania
Seimon, Tracie
Sironi, Mariano
Samartino, Luis Ernesto
Rowntree, Victoria
Uhart, Marcela M.
author_role author
author2 Rago, María Virginia
Di Martino, Matías
Chirife, Andrea
Olson, Sarah
Beltramino, Lucas
Pozzi, Luciana Melina
Musmeci, Luciana
La Sala, Luciano Francisco
Mohamed, Nadia
Sala, Juan Emilio
Bandieri, Lucas
Andrejuk, Julian
Tomaszewicz, Ania
Seimon, Tracie
Sironi, Mariano
Samartino, Luis Ernesto
Rowntree, Victoria
Uhart, Marcela M.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Enfermedades de los Animales
Eubalaena Australis
Ballena
Inspección Postmortem
Animal Diseases
Whales
Postmortem Examination
Península Valdés, Chubut
topic Enfermedades de los Animales
Eubalaena Australis
Ballena
Inspección Postmortem
Animal Diseases
Whales
Postmortem Examination
Península Valdés, Chubut
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Between 2003 and 2012, 605 southern right whales (SRW; Eubalaena australis) were found dead along the shores of Península Valdés (PV), Argentina. These deaths included alarmingly high annual losses between 2007 and 2012, a peak number of deaths (116) in 2012, and a significant number of deaths across years in calves-of-the-year (544 of 605 [89.9%]; average = 60.4 yr-1). Post-mortem examination and pathogen testing were performed on 212 whales; 208 (98.1%) were calves-of-the-year and 48.0% of these were newborns or neonates. A known or probable cause of death was established in only a small number (6.6%) of cases. These included ship strike in a juvenile and blunt trauma or lacerations (n = 5), pneumonia (n = 4), myocarditis (n = 2), meningitis (n = 1), or myocarditis and meningitis (n = 1) in calves. Ante-mortem gull parasitism was the most common gross finding. It was associated with systemic disease in a single 1-2 mo old calf. Immunohistochemical labeling for canine distemper virus, Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella spp., and PCR for cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV), influenza A, and apicomplexan protozoa were negative on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded lung and brain samples from a subset of whales; PCR for Brucella spp. was positive in a newborn/neonate with pneumonia. Skin samples from whales with gull parasitism were PCR negative for CeMV, poxvirus, and papillomavirus. This is the first long-term study to investigate and summarize notable post-mortem findings in the PV SRW population. Consistent, significant findings within or between years to explain the majority of deaths and those in high-mortality years remain to be identified
Inst. de Patobiología
Fil: McAloose, DeniseWildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados Unidos. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Rago, Virginia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados Unidos
Fil: Di Martino, Matías. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados Unidos
Fil: Chirife, AndreaSouthern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Olson, Sarah. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados Unidos
Fil: Beltramino, Lucas. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Pozzi, Luciana Melina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; Argentina
Fil: Musmeci, Luciana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Nacional Patagónico; Argentina. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Fundación Patagonia Natural; Argentina
Fil: la Sala, Luciano Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Bahia Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biologia, Bioquimica y Farmacia. Catedra de Parasitologia Clinica; Argentina
Fil: Mohamed, Nadia. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Sala, Juan Emilio. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Bandieri, Lucas. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Andrejuk, Julian. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina
Fil: Tomaszewicz, Ania. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados Unidos
Fil: Tomaszewicz, Ania. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados Unidos
Fil: Seimon, Tracie. Wildlife Conservation Society Zoological Health Program; Estados Unidos
Fil: Sironi, Mariano. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Instituto de Conservación de Ballenas; Argentina
Fil: Samartino, Luis Ernesto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología; Argentina
Fil: Rowntree, Victoria. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. University of Utah. Department of Biology; Estados Unidos
Fil: Uhart, Marcela M. Southern Right Whale Health Monitoring Program; Argentina. Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Health & Health Policy Program; Estados Unidos. University of California. School of Veterinary Medicine. One Health Institute; Argentina
description Between 2003 and 2012, 605 southern right whales (SRW; Eubalaena australis) were found dead along the shores of Península Valdés (PV), Argentina. These deaths included alarmingly high annual losses between 2007 and 2012, a peak number of deaths (116) in 2012, and a significant number of deaths across years in calves-of-the-year (544 of 605 [89.9%]; average = 60.4 yr-1). Post-mortem examination and pathogen testing were performed on 212 whales; 208 (98.1%) were calves-of-the-year and 48.0% of these were newborns or neonates. A known or probable cause of death was established in only a small number (6.6%) of cases. These included ship strike in a juvenile and blunt trauma or lacerations (n = 5), pneumonia (n = 4), myocarditis (n = 2), meningitis (n = 1), or myocarditis and meningitis (n = 1) in calves. Ante-mortem gull parasitism was the most common gross finding. It was associated with systemic disease in a single 1-2 mo old calf. Immunohistochemical labeling for canine distemper virus, Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella spp., and PCR for cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV), influenza A, and apicomplexan protozoa were negative on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded lung and brain samples from a subset of whales; PCR for Brucella spp. was positive in a newborn/neonate with pneumonia. Skin samples from whales with gull parasitism were PCR negative for CeMV, poxvirus, and papillomavirus. This is the first long-term study to investigate and summarize notable post-mortem findings in the PV SRW population. Consistent, significant findings within or between years to explain the majority of deaths and those in high-mortality years remain to be identified
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