Case Report: Ambergris coprolite and septicemia in a male sperm whale stranded in La Palma (Canary Islands)

On the 21st of May 2023, a dead adult male sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) of 13 m in length and estimated weight of around 18,000 kg was reportedly stranded at Playa Los Nogales, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. A necropsy was performed 48hpm. A 50 cm diameter and 9.5 kg coprolite was found ob...

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Published in:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Main Authors: Fernández Rodríguez, Antonio Jesús, Suarez Santana, Cristian Manuel, Alonso Almorox, Paula, Consoli, Francesco Mª Achille, Suárez González, Zuleima, Molpeceres Diego, Ignacio, Iglesias González, Claudia, Lorente Hernández, Marta, Pérez, Amaranta Hugo, Martín Barrasa, José Luis, Llorente, Laura Iglesias, Medina, Félix M., Guzmán, Raiden Grandía, Llinás Rueda, Diego, Arbelo Hernández, Manuel Antonio, Sierra Pulpillo, Eva María
Other Authors: BU-VET
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2024
Subjects:
310907 Patología
240119 Zoología marina
Ambergris
sperm whale
stranding
septicemia
pathology
Physeter macrocephalus
Sperm whale
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10553/129840
https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2024.1388276
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Summary:On the 21st of May 2023, a dead adult male sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) of 13 m in length and estimated weight of around 18,000 kg was reportedly stranded at Playa Los Nogales, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. A necropsy was performed 48hpm. A 50 cm diameter and 9.5 kg coprolite was found obstructing the caudal colon-rectal lumen. Necro-hemorrhagic lesions were found in heart muscles and three different bacteria of intestinal origin were isolated and identified (Edwarsiella tarda, Hathewaya limosa and Clostridium perfringens). It is reported a lethal septicemia of intestinal origin associated with ambergris coprolite as cause of death in this sperm whale. 6 0,737 3,2 Q1 Q1 SCIE 10,3

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