A Case of Sudden Death in a Southern Elephant Seal (<i>Mirounga leonina</i>)

• TERASAWA Fumio

  Enoshima Aquarium

• TAKAHASHI Kimimasa

  Department of Veterinary Pathology, Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University

• YAMAMOTO Kazuaki

  Kanagawa Prefectural Veterinary Diagnostic Station

• SHINOZAKI Takashi

  Kanagawa Prefectural Shonan Livestock Hygiene Station

• HAMADA Kazutaka

  Enoshima Aquarium

• OKUYAMA Yasuharu

  Enoshima Aquarium

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• ミナミゾウアザラシ(<i>Mirounga leonina</i>)突然死1例

Abstract

A male southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), estimated to be a 12-year-old, died suddenly without clinical signs. The animal had performed for an educational talk as usual, eating an average of 35.8kg of mackerel for 10 days, which was 2 days prior to its death. The animal had not been taken any medical treatment due to as the progress of illness was too fast. Gross and histopathological findings indicated pulmonary emphysema, acute catarrhal enteritis, chronic interstitial nephritis with pelvic calculi and atrophy of the lymph nodes. Five different bacteria including Clostridium perfringens A and Clostridium sp., were isolated from the blood sample within 1 hour postmortem.

Journal

• Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

  Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 11 (2), 93-97, 2006

  Japanese Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Keywords

• bacteremia
• pulmonary emphysema
• southern elephant seal

Details

• CRID: 1390001204488348928
• NII Article ID: 110004836498
• NII Book ID: AA11366156
• DOI: 10.5686/jjzwm.11.93
• ISSN: 2185744X
• ISSN: 13426133
• Web Site: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jjzwm/11/2/11_KJ00004389854/_pdf
• Text Lang: ja
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