Fresh water skin disease in dolphins: a case definition based on pathology and environmental factors in Australia

A distinct ulcerative dermatitis known as “ freshwater skin disease ” is an emerging clinical and pathological presentation in coastal cetaceans worldwide. In Australia, two remarkably similar mortality events enabled the creation of a case definition based on pathology and environmental factors. Th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scientific reports 2020-12, Vol.10 (1), p.21979-17, Article 21979
Hauptverfasser:	Duignan, Pádraig J., Stephens, Nahiid S., Robb, Kate
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	631/158 692/1807 692/420 692/499 692/699 704/829 Algae Animals Bottle-Nosed Dolphin - physiology Cetacea Dermatitis Environmental factors Female Fresh Water Geography Humanities and Social Sciences Lakes Lesions Male multidisciplinary Pathology Rainfall Rivers Salinity Salinity effects Science Science (multidisciplinary) Skin Skin - pathology Skin diseases Skin Diseases - pathology Time Factors Victoria Water Quality
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Zusammenfassung:	A distinct ulcerative dermatitis known as “ freshwater skin disease ” is an emerging clinical and pathological presentation in coastal cetaceans worldwide. In Australia, two remarkably similar mortality events enabled the creation of a case definition based on pathology and environmental factors. The first affected a community of endemic Tursiops australis in the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, while the second occurred among T. aduncus resident in the Swan-Canning River system, Western Australia. The common features of both events were (1) an abrupt and marked decrease in salinity (from > 30ppt to
ISSN:	2045-2322 2045-2322
DOI:	10.1038/s41598-020-78858-2