Fatal Systemic Salmonellosis in a Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris)

A subadult male Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) stranded dead on Florida's Atlantic coast in January 2015. Necropsy and histopathologic findings confirmed chronic systemic bacterial infection caused by Salmonella enterica serotype IV 50:z4,z23,:- involving renal, respiratory, l...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of wildlife diseases 2017-10, Vol.53 (4), p.930-933
Hauptverfasser: Vorbach, Bryan S., Rotstein, David S., Stacy, Nicole I., Mavian, Carla, Salemi, Marco, Waltzek, Thomas B., de Wit, Martine
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Zusammenfassung:A subadult male Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) stranded dead on Florida's Atlantic coast in January 2015. Necropsy and histopathologic findings confirmed chronic systemic bacterial infection caused by Salmonella enterica serotype IV 50:z4,z23,:- involving renal, respiratory, lymphatic, and skeletal systems. This was a unique case of systemic salmonellosis in a Florida manatee.
ISSN:0090-3558
1943-3700
DOI:10.7589/2017-01-012