Successful treatment of suspected erysipelas septicemia in a beluga whale ( Delphinapterus leucas)
Abstract A 20‐year‐old male beluga whale ( Delphinapterus leucas ) was diagnosed with suspected acute septicemic erysipelas. Physical examination was unremarkable and no skin lesions were evident. Hematologic and serum biochemical abnormalities included mild anemia, a marked leukocytosis, an increas...
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crwiley:10.1002/zoo.1430120510 2024-06-02T08:04:15+00:00 Successful treatment of suspected erysipelas septicemia in a beluga whale ( Delphinapterus leucas) Calle, Paul P. Kenny, David E. Cook, Robert A. 1993 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/zoo.1430120510 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fzoo.1430120510 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/zoo.1430120510 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Zoo Biology volume 12, issue 5, page 483-490 ISSN 0733-3188 1098-2361 journal-article 1993 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.1430120510 2024-05-03T11:43:08Z Abstract A 20‐year‐old male beluga whale ( Delphinapterus leucas ) was diagnosed with suspected acute septicemic erysipelas. Physical examination was unremarkable and no skin lesions were evident. Hematologic and serum biochemical abnormalities included mild anemia, a marked leukocytosis, an increase in the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and moderate elevations of total protein, gamma globulins, blood urea nitrogen, and creatinine. Microtitration agglutination testing for Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae antibodies revealed seroconversion and elevated antibody titers associated with the clinical illness, presumptive evidence of an active E. rhusiopathiae infection. Treatment consisted of oral fluids, cimetidine, and a 25‐day course of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride. The whale made a rapid and uneventful recovery. None of the three female beluga whales that shared the pool with the ill male, nor male and female beluga whales maintained in a separate pool, became ill or showed serologic evidence of E. rhusiopathiae exposure. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Article in Journal/Newspaper Beluga Beluga whale Beluga* Delphinapterus leucas Wiley Online Library Zoo Biology 12 5 483 490 |
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Abstract A 20‐year‐old male beluga whale ( Delphinapterus leucas ) was diagnosed with suspected acute septicemic erysipelas. Physical examination was unremarkable and no skin lesions were evident. Hematologic and serum biochemical abnormalities included mild anemia, a marked leukocytosis, an increase in the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and moderate elevations of total protein, gamma globulins, blood urea nitrogen, and creatinine. Microtitration agglutination testing for Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae antibodies revealed seroconversion and elevated antibody titers associated with the clinical illness, presumptive evidence of an active E. rhusiopathiae infection. Treatment consisted of oral fluids, cimetidine, and a 25‐day course of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride. The whale made a rapid and uneventful recovery. None of the three female beluga whales that shared the pool with the ill male, nor male and female beluga whales maintained in a separate pool, became ill or showed serologic evidence of E. rhusiopathiae exposure. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. |
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Calle, Paul P. Kenny, David E. Cook, Robert A. Successful treatment of suspected erysipelas septicemia in a beluga whale ( Delphinapterus leucas) |
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Calle, Paul P. Kenny, David E. Cook, Robert A. |
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Successful treatment of suspected erysipelas septicemia in a beluga whale ( Delphinapterus leucas) |
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Successful treatment of suspected erysipelas septicemia in a beluga whale ( Delphinapterus leucas) |
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Successful treatment of suspected erysipelas septicemia in a beluga whale ( Delphinapterus leucas) |
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Successful treatment of suspected erysipelas septicemia in a beluga whale ( Delphinapterus leucas) |
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Successful treatment of suspected erysipelas septicemia in a beluga whale ( Delphinapterus leucas) |
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successful treatment of suspected erysipelas septicemia in a beluga whale ( delphinapterus leucas) |
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